Casino & Table Games
Baccarat odds vs blackjack
A cross-game comparison of the house edge or player return between baccarat and blackjack, not a single bet or rule.
Key points
- Baccarat's Banker bet has a house edge of 1.06%, while the Player bet is 1.24%; the Tie bet carries a much higher edge of 14.36% in standard eight-deck games.13
- Blackjack with basic strategy can have a house edge as low as 0.28% under liberal Vegas rules, or roughly 0.5% to 1% under typical casino conditions.12
- The comparison depends heavily on the blackjack rule set and whether the baccarat bet is Banker, Player, or Tie.
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Casino blackjack odds — the blackjack house edge under a specific casino rule set, not a comparison with baccarat
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Sources
- House Edge of Casino Games Compared wizardofodds.com Provides the house edge figures for baccarat Banker, Player, and blackjack under liberal rules.
- Market Share Comparison wizardofodds.com Supplies the typical blackjack house edge range of 0.5% to 1%.
- Baccarat Basics - Rules, Strategy, and Tips for Beginners wizardofodds.com Confirms baccarat Banker and Player house edges and the Tie bet edge.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.