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Despite its pretensions, Baccarat is still very much a game of chance and so putting the house edge on its bets under the microscope is the easiest way to work out the best basic strategy for anyone wanting to play this casino classic online.
For a typical online game using eight decks in its virtual shoe the odds and house edge are as follows:
| Banker Bet |
1 to 1 |
1.06% |
| Player Bet |
1 to 1 |
1.24% |
| Tie Bet |
8 to 1 |
14.36% |
It should be noted that the Banker Bet also involves a commission (usually 5%) payable to the house, but that will still leave it with the lowest house edge of the three possible bets.
Clearly, unless you’re devil-may-care with your betting a Tie Bet’s the least sensible bet by some way. Frankly, with the lowest house edge the Banker Bet is undoubtedly the best bet, particularly in the online game where the collection of commission is dealt with in a less complex way than the real-world game.
Only betting one way on the Baccarat table might seem a little dull, but if your aim is to maximise your chances of beating the house it’s the best basic strategy to achieve that aim.
When playing online you may also want to keep an eye on the detail of commission and number of decks used as the lower these are the more advantageous the Banker Bet becomes.
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