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Dragon Bonus, Lucky 6, Tiger: A Math Tour of Baccarat Side Bets

Dragon Bonus, Lucky 6, Tiger: A Math Tour of Baccarat Side Bets

Side bets dress baccarat up with payouts up to 50:1. House edges run 2.65% to 14%. Here's a math tour through Dragon Bonus, Lucky 6, Tiger, and friends.

Baccarat Scoreboards: What the Big Eye Road Actually Tracks

Baccarat Scoreboards: What the Big Eye Road Actually Tracks

The Big Eye Road, Small Road, and Cockroach Road don't predict anything. They derive from the bead plate using rules I'll walk through with examples.

Why Side-Bet Counting Sometimes Works in Baccarat (And Pure Counting Doesn’t)

Why Side-Bet Counting Sometimes Works in Baccarat (And Pure Counting Doesn’t)

Squeeze, Speed, Mini: The Math Differences Across Baccarat Variants

Squeeze, Speed, Mini: The Math Differences Across Baccarat Variants

No-Commission Baccarat and the Dragon-7 Trade-off

No-Commission Baccarat and the Dragon-7 Trade-off

Online Baccarat vs. Land Baccarat: Where the Math Actually Diverges

Online Baccarat vs. Land Baccarat: Where the Math Actually Diverges

The Tie Bet: A Probability Autopsy of Baccarat’s Worst Wager

The Tie Bet: A Probability Autopsy of Baccarat’s Worst Wager

Banker vs. Player in Baccarat: What the 5% Commission Really Buys You

Banker vs. Player in Baccarat: What the 5% Commission Really Buys You

Beating Baccarat: What a Million-Hand Simulation Actually Shows

Beating Baccarat: What a Million-Hand Simulation Actually Shows

Casino Influencer Wins, Variance, and What You Don’t See on Camera

Casino Influencer Wins, Variance, and What You Don’t See on Camera

Prediction Markets vs. Sportsbooks: Two Pricing Engines for One Bet

Prediction Markets vs. Sportsbooks: Two Pricing Engines for One Bet

Same-Game Parlays: Why That 50/1 Payout Is Smaller Than It Looks

Same-Game Parlays: Why That 50/1 Payout Is Smaller Than It Looks