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Ez baccarat house edge

The house edge for the Banker bet in EZ Baccarat, a no-commission variant where a winning three-card 7 pushes instead of paying out. The casino's average advantage on that bet is 1.02% in an eight-deck game, compared with 1.06% for the standard Banker bet with commission.

Banker bet house edge
1.02% in an eight-deck game12
Dragon 7 side bet house edge
7.61% (pays 40 to 1)12
Panda 8 side bet house edge
10.19%13

Key points

  • EZ Baccarat removes the standard 5% commission on Banker wins, paying even money instead.2
  • To compensate, a Banker win with a three-card total of 7 pushes, which gives the house its edge.2
  • The 1.02% Banker edge is slightly lower than standard baccarat's 1.06% with commission.45

Where this term is used

Not the same as

Sources

  1. EZ Baccarat wizardofodds.com Provides the 1.02% house edge for the EZ Baccarat Banker bet and the 7.61% for the Dragon 7 side bet.
  2. EZバカラ jp.wizardofodds.com Japanese-language source confirming the EZ Baccarat rules and the Banker 7 push.
  3. Baccarat Side Bets wizardofodds.com Provides the 10.19% house edge for the Panda 8 side bet.
  4. Baccarat Basics - Rules, Strategy, and Tips for Beginners wizardofodds.com Provides the standard baccarat Banker edge of 1.06% for comparison.
  5. House Edge of Casino Games Compared wizardofodds.com Confirms the standard baccarat Banker edge of 1.06% in a comparative table.

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.