Baccarat Side Bets — Explanations and Payouts

Double 8

Bet on the player’s and banker’s hands having a value of 8.

The payout is 15:1.

Bellagio Match

The Bellagio Match lets you bet on the banker or player getting a three-of-a-kind. Here are the payouts:

• Player — 75:1 with a 5.27% house edge
• Banker — 68:1 with an 8.57% house edge

All Red or All Black

Bet on the player’s hand having only red cards or black cards. The payouts are:

• All red — 22:1 with a house edge of 14%
• All black — 24:1 with a house edge of 6.53%

Dragon Bonus

Have action on the player or banker winning the round with a natural 8 or 9. However, there must be a certain margin between the player’s and the banker’s hands. Banker comes with a house edge of 9.37% and the player with 2.65%. Here are the payouts:

• Margin of 4 — 1:1
• Margin of 5 — 2:1
• Margin of 6 — 4:1
• Margin of 7 — 6:1
• Margin of 8 — 10:1
• Margin of 5 — 30:1
• Margin of 3 or less — The bet is lost

Matching Dragon

This collection of wagers lets you put a few bucks on how many cards of a certain rank will be dealt to the player or the banker. The house edge is very high, sitting at 16.99%, and the payouts are:

• 1 cards — 1:1
• 2 cards — 3:1
• 3 cards — 20:1
• 4 cards — 40:1
• 5 cards — 60:1
• 6 cards — 100:1
• 0 cards — The bet is lost

Dragon 7

To win this bet, you need the banker to win with a three-card hand of 7 points, for example, a 2, 3, and 2.

The payout is 40:1, and the house edge is 7.61%.

Panda 8

Put money on the player winning with a three-card hand of 8 points.

The payout is 25:1, and the house edge is 10.18%.

Combined Value

This collection of side bets lets you predict the combined value of the banker’s and player’s cards.

Here are the most popular options, together with their payouts:

• Over 9.5 — 1.66:1
• Under 9.5 — 2.23:1
• Odd value — 1.92:1
• Even value — 1.91:1

Quik

Quik is the same as the combined value side bets, with the difference being that you have to guess a specific value. Here are the typical options and their payouts:

• 1-3 — 1:1
• 15-17 — 1:1
• 18 — 25:1
• 0 — 50:1
• 4-17 — You lose the bet

Big and Small (4-5-6)

This wager lets you predict the combined number of cards in the banker’s or player’s hand at the end of the round. The payouts are:

• Bet on four cards — 3:2
• Bet on five cards — 2:1
• Bet on six cards — 2:1

Either Pair

Have action on the player or banker getting a pair in the first two dealt cards.

The payout is 5:1.

Perfect Pair

This bet wins when the banker or the player gets two same cards with an identical suit.

The payout is 25:1.

3-Card Six

3-card six lets you place money on both the player and the banker or just one of them getting a 3-card hand of sixes.

The house edge is 13.37% and here are the payouts:

• Banker or Player — 8:1
• Both — 100:1

Super 6

Have action on the total of a banker’s or player’s hand being six.

The payout is 12:1, with a house edge of 29.98%.

Lucky Bonus

Bet on the banker’s hand having a winning 6. It’s the same as the Super 6 but comes with a different house edge and payout when offered like this.

You cannot stake more than 10% of the banker bet as the player has an advantage of 2.34%.

The payout is 18:1, with a house edge of only 1.11%.

Royal Match

Place a few bucks on the banker’s or player’s hand having a queen or king in the opening hands.

The house edge is low, sitting at 2.13%, while the payouts are:

• Suited king & queen — 75:1
• Non-suited king & queen — 30:1

Rabbit Play

Rabbit play is a pair of side bets you can place on the player or the banker.

The house edge on the player is 8.07%, and on the banker, it’s 9.31%. The bets and their payouts are the following:

• Unsuited Pair – 7:1
• Suited Pair – 15:1
• Three-of-a-Kind (Unsuited) – 50:1
• Three-of-a-Kind (Suited) – 500:1

Golden Frog

Golden Frog requires predicting a highly specific outcome. However, the payouts are massive:

• Any 8 defeating any 6 — 25:1 with a house edge of 21.79%
• 2-card 9 defeating a 2-card 7 — 50:1 with a house edge of 8.10%
• 3-card 9 defeating a 3-card 1 — 150:1 with a house edge of 13.87%
• 3-card 9 defeating a 3-card 7 — 200:1 with a house edge of 11.89%