House Percentages and Card Counting

-House Percentages-

When someone bets on the bank hand, the casino gives itself an edge by charging a five percent commision on any winnings paid on the bet. A disadvantage of a 1.17 percent on the bank hand and 1.36 percent on the player hand makes baccarat one of the best games for the player to be found in the cassino. Baccarat is a game of pure chance. There is no element of strategy either in the play of hands, which is dictated by the rules, or in deciding which hand to bet on.

 

-Card Counting-

Mention of card depletion at baccarat might lead you to wonder whether a card-counting system like those used at blackjack could be developed for beating the game of baccarat. Just about every serious blackjack card counter has wondered the same thing at one time or another. Several of the world's leading leading blackjack theoreticians have investigated the possibility. ll have concluded that it can't be done. Unfortunately, unlike card-counting at blackjack, this sustem did not give the player an edge over the house. It only cut the house edge slightly. Considering the great amount of work required to keep the count during the game, most gamblers concluded that it was not worth the trouble.

 

 

<<BACK - NEXT>>