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The tie bet is susceptible to advantage play, correct?

In the 9-to-1 version, the distribution shows huge potential, I just haven't quite figured out how to exploit all of it. Certainly, John May's method falls short -- he looks for an end-play with a shoe rich in even cards.
The most significant part of my work is the discovery that if you fix the number of cards in the hand, then the player has an edge (off-the-top) of 3.026% if it is known in advance that the hand will require 6 cards. The next question is what cards are most likely to lead to a hand that requires 6 cards. For example, 8's and 9's are clearly bad cards. Shoes rich in the cards that are most likely to lead to six-card hands will lead to a player edge. The answer to this question points to a card counting system I simulated already. This seems to be an entirely new approach.
In practice, however, it looks like the bulk of the tie bet is not susceptible directly to a card counting system, but computer perfect play can thoroughly crush the 9-to-1 tie bet. The main game of baccarat is safe against a device, but the tie bet is not. This is extremely important for casino security who may be getting hit by a device.
None of this pertains to the 8-to-1 version. That's where I'm going.

In practice, however, it looks like the bulk of the tie bet is not susceptible directly to a card counting system, but computer perfect play can thoroughly crush the 9-to-1 tie bet. The main game of baccarat is safe against a device, but the tie bet is not. This is extremely important for casino security who may be getting hit by a device.

Of course if you introduced dice into the game of baccarat, the Tie bet would not be countable :-)

In the 9-to-1 version, the distribution shows huge potential, I just haven't quite figured out how to exploit all of it. Certainly, John May's method falls short -- he looks for an end-play with a shoe rich in even cards.

I recommended a number of different heuristics for different subsets in a regular game, the assumption being 8 to 1.
I'm not normally in the habit of feeding casino people info for the sake of it, but in this case I'll give you enough rope to strangle yourself with. Where the 9 to 1 payout is offered linear systems do a pretty good job of capturing the EV. Its not a spectacular play but you can make money with it. There are so many other profitable angles with baccarat casinos should probably completely forget about this altogether in the unlikely event they ever offer the proposition.
Any one who brings a device into a game wants big money fast: the card counting scenario you describe is likely to occur only with very clueless quasi-criminal types.

. . . None of this pertains to the 8-to-1 version.

I submit that it DOES pertain to the 8-to-1 version.
It's just that in the 8-to-1 version, the house edge can be reduced but not eliminated. In the 9-to-1 version, the edge can be reduced to the point of being a positive expectation.

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We invite you to play for fun on my baccarat trainer before risking real money in a casino or on your mobile. This is one of our proudest games where at the Wizard of Odds. We strived to make it as realistic as possible.

Here are some of the features we hope you enjoy:

• With the menu bar at the top, the player can choose to play mini baccarat style where all the cards are dealt quickly by the dealer or 'big table' style where the player turns over the cards one at a time. There is also a hybrid where the player only turns over any third cards to be dealt himself. To turn over a card, just click 'deal'.
• View a realistic history board. Have you ever wondered what all those red and blue circles and lines mean on a baccarat scoreboard? We did too before creating this game. Whether you care about the Bead Plate, Big Road, Small Road, Big Eye Boy, or the Cockroach Pig, our scoreboard has it all. For a written explanation of how each work, please see my page on Baccarat Score Boards.
• View out statistics board for a summary of the last shoe. Here you'll find the percentage of Banker, Player, and Tie bets. You'll also get something no casino will give you, the house edge of the same three bets based on the exact composition of the remaining cards. Sometimes the player will have the edge late in the shoe. Finally, for you card counters out there, we make it easy by showing you how many of each rank are left in the shoe.

Your bankroll is generously started with $10,000. The minimum bet is only $5 and the sky is the limit in terms of a maximum.

We challenge you to get your bankroll to the point where you're betting $25,000 chips. Are you up for it!

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We feel our game plays almost like the real thing. However, here you won't have to suffer second-hand smoke or players pounding the table yelling 'monkey!'

Maybe it is better than playing for real money -- decide for yourself.

With the introductions out of the way, the only thing left to do is….get down to business play.

Here at the Wizard of Odds we don't believe in luck so we wish your results to fall on the right side of the bell curve.

Acknowledgments

• JB, our brilliant programmer, for the code behind the game.
• Tic Tabs, for providing the playing card images.
• The Venetian, for their patience in explaining how the scoreboards work.

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