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    Zero commission baccarat

    Typical payouts for live baccarat are as follows:

    Banker win: 0.95:1
    Player win: 1:1
    Tie: 8:1

    The house takes a 5% commission ('Vigorish') on the Banker win.

    M88 have changed payouts on their live baccarat to:

    Banker win: 1:1
    Player win: 1:1
    Tie: 8:1

    Note no house commission on the Banker win. Accordingly, they are calling it "No Commission Baccarat", with a tag line...

    "BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO WIN IT IN FULL"

    BUT, before you get too excited...as expected they've compensated for this with another change... when banker wins on 6 the payout is 0.5:1.

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    Perhaps a more appropriate name for the game would be 'Different Commission Baccarat'
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

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    Which is the better returning game? normal live baccarat or m88 zero commission game?

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    Unless my quick maths are wrong. ?? Normal baccarat returns better. ?

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    Depends, how lucky you are to not hit the "6" for banker...
    If seriously, no idea. My maths is failing regularly anyway...

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    I looked at the maths again, as I understand for a 8 deck shoe:

    The game results are - banker wins 45.86% , player wins 44.62 % , & tie 9.52%

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    With a no commission game we are only interested in games where the banker wins ...

    From possible card combinations I calculate the banker wins on 6 --- 11.74% of these games

    I therefore believe that the returns are better on normal baccarat, rather than taking the much bigger 'hit' of 0.5:1 return on this "No Commission Bacarrat"


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    If anybody wants to do the maths again and verify this, please feel free to do so.

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    All i can contribute is that you can't compare general game returns ... these will differ for either game depending on your bet choice - Banker, Player, Tie playing either game

    ie, returns will be higher betting 'Banker' playing normal baccarat V betting 'Tie' playing the No commission game. But returns will be higher betting 'Banker' playing No commission game V betting 'Tie' playing normal baccarat.

    A like for like comparison has to concentrate on returns for 'Banker' bet in either game. (Player and Tie bets should be identical - no difference in payouts/probability for these)

    This is the simple bit ....then we get into the maths which is where I make a slippery exit.

    Fester you could well be correct. Your probability calculations are in line with the Wizard of Odds who goes on to calculate a house edge of 1.06% (or 'return to player rate' of 98.94%) on Banker bets for 'normal' 8 deck baccarat...


    Banker Bet — 8 Decks
    Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
    Banker wins 0.95 2,292,252,566,437,888 0.458597 0.435668
    Player wins -1 2,230,518,282,592,256 0.446247 -0.446247
    Tie 0 475,627,426,473,216 0.095156 0
    Total 4,998,398,275,503,360 1 -0.010579
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

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    Tried to work it out house edge on Banker bet for 'No commission baccarat' and have a headache (and no confident answer)! Might see if I can get some help on this one
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

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    using Wizard of Odds data :

    For normal baccarat - probability of banker win is 0.458597 * pays (0.95) = 0.435667 return

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    "No commission" game -

    probability of a banker win on 6 is 0.053863 * pays (0.5) = 0.026932
    probability of all other banker wins is 0.404734 * pays (1) = 0.404734

    The return for this game is 0.026932 + 0.404734 = 0.431666

    >>> So the return for banker wins is less on this version.

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    It appears these figures produce a house edge of 1.46% for M88 on banker bets.

    (I may get round to doing a nice table to present these figures or LD perhaps ? ... my brain is still in a state of shock from doing maths after several years holiday )

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    Excellent work Fester...look forward to the table!
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

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    No need for the table Fester

    Seems the Wizard has also done the calculations, I just couldn't find them earlier...he called this variation Punto Banco 2000

    His calculations match yours for a house edge of 1.46% on the Banker bet...good maths skills!


    Commission Free Baccarat — Banker Win on 6 pays 1 to 2
    Event Combinations Probability Pays Return
    Banker wins 1-1 2,023,020,261,982,210 0.404734 1 0.404734
    Banker wins 1-2 269,232,304,455,680 0.053864 0.5 0.026932
    Player wins 2,230,518,282,592,260 0.446247 -1 -0.446247
    Tie 475,627,426,473,216 0.095156 0 0
    Total 4,998,398,275,503,360 1 -0.014581
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

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