The World's Greatest Baccarat Betting System
Baccarat and blackjack have one important commonality: the house edge for each changes as cards are played from the shoe.
The Future of Baccarat Advantage Play
I wonder what the future will hold for game protection when devices like Google Glass become part of the mainstream of technological gadgets.
Shoe-Shopping Baccarat
I am back from my travels. I spent over three weeks in Macau, and learned a lot about Asian gaming from the experience. Mostly, I learned about baccarat. Try and picture a casino with hundreds of baccarat tables.
Risk Analysis of Baccarat Non-Negotiable Chip Programs: z-Score
Non-negotiable (NN) rolling chip programs are used by casinos to award cash rebates to their high-rollers for their play. The rebate is based on returning a fixed percentage of all NN chips purchased and lost by the player.
APs on Beating Promotions
I spite of what most people in the industry believe, few APs are card counters making their living playing blackjack. They just aren't. They are finding edges and opportunities that are much stronger. And these opportunities aren't just other games and side bets. One of the strongest sources of ongoing income is poorly conceived promotions.
Risk Analysis of Baccarat Non-Negotiable Chip Programs: Confidence Intervals
Non-negotiable (NN) rolling chip programs are used by casinos to award cash back rebates to their high-rollers for their play. The rebate is based on returning a fixed percent of all NN chips purchased and lost by the player.
Edge Sorting Let it Ride
Let it Ride (LIR) and Mississippi Stud (MS) have a lot of design elements in common. Both games involve no competition against the dealer. Both games pay based on the final poker-value of the player’s five-card poker hand.
Card Counting the Lucky Nines Baccarat Side Bet
Sometimes a side bet comes along that dwarfs the others in terms of its card counting vulnerability. Such was the case with the Slingo Bonus Bet 21 side bet for blackjack.
The World's Greatest Blackjack Card Counter: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The mission to teach casinos that they should not fear blackjack card counters is one that I have been on for a long time. This fear arises from two memetic misconceptions. First, that there are a lot of card counters.
Optimal Play against Baccarat Rolling Chip Programs
Although baccarat is dealt from a shoe, it does not have a substantial vulnerability to card counting (see this post).
First-Carding the Dragon Bonus Baccarat Side Bet
The Dragon Bonus (DB) baccarat side bet is by far the most popular baccarat side bet in the domestic market. Internationally, I have not seen it that much in my travels, but maybe I just haven't been to the right places.
The Win-Rate of the Average Blackjack Card Counter
In “Blackjack Attack, Playing the Pro’s Way, 2nd edition” (BA), author Donald Schlesinger presents the “World’s Greatest Blackjack Simulation.” One of his achievements was to determine the win-rate per
Exploiting Loss Rebates in Baccarat
I recently received an e-mail from an individual at an overseas casino, asking if I would review his casino's baccarat loss rebate program for advantage play vulnerability.
The Not-So-Illustrious 18
Illustrious: (1) clear, conspicuous, distinguished (2) famous, eminent, outstanding. – Webster’s New World College Dictionary ©, 1996
Edge Sorting in Baccarat, Update #1
Edge sorting in baccarat takes place when the player can observe the back of one or more cards before making his wager (see this post for an introduction).