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Reason #4 why the Wizard likes Bodog:
One-stop shopping
Bodog offers the triple crown of gambling: casino, poker, and sports. Many other casinos have tacked on poker as an afterthought, and many poker rooms have tacked on a casino as an afterthought, and the lack of attention shows, sometimes painfully. And very few of these sites let you make sports wagers. But Bodog doesn't just offer all three, they do each one well, and everything's integrated. It's easy to play all three off one deposit, off just one account. Another nice thing about Bodog is that you don't need a separate account to play casino games with fake money. In fact you do not even need an account for that at all, you can just click over there and play. Finally, Bodog usernames are only six or seven characters long making them possible to remember. By contrast some competitors' usernames are extremely long and cumbersome. (Visit Bodog) One click and you're in:
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Baccarat Appendix 5| Dragon Bonus — Player | ||||
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
| Win by 9 | 30 | 18409431764992 | 0.003683 | 0.110492 |
| Win by 8 | 10 | 34097645543424 | 0.006822 | 0.068217 |
| Win by 7 | 6 | 89590261473280 | 0.017924 | 0.107543 |
| Win by 6 | 4 | 141238897317888 | 0.028257 | 0.113027 |
| Win by 5 | 2 | 166169165987840 | 0.033244 | 0.066489 |
| Win by 4 | 1 | 186780352174080 | 0.037368 | 0.037368 |
| Natural win | 1 | 812685054124032 | 0.162589 | 0.162589 |
| Natural tie | 0 | 89325908267520 | 0.017871 | 0 |
| Loss | -1 | 3460101558850300 | 0.692242 | -0.692242 |
| Total | 4998398275503350 | 1 | -0.026517 | |
| Dragon Bonus — Banker | ||||
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
| Win by 9 | 30 | 15390342909952 | 0.003079 | 0.092372 |
| Win by 8 | 10 | 28305092784128 | 0.005663 | 0.056628 |
| Win by 7 | 6 | 79517099278336 | 0.015909 | 0.095451 |
| Win by 6 | 4 | 119200072366080 | 0.023848 | 0.095391 |
| Win by 5 | 2 | 157275882332160 | 0.031465 | 0.062931 |
| Win by 4 | 1 | 201147167287296 | 0.040242 | 0.040242 |
| Natural win | 1 | 812685054124032 | 0.162589 | 0.162589 |
| Natural tie | 0 | 89325908267520 | 0.017871 | 0 |
| Loss | -1 | 3495551656153850 | 0.699334 | -0.699334 |
| Total | 4998398275503350 | 1 | -0.093731 | |
The final table shows the house edge on each bet according to the number of decks.
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Dragon Bonus House Edge |
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| Number of decks | Player House Edge | Banker House Edge |
| 4 | 2.70% | 9.42% |
| 6 | 2.67% | 9.39% |
| 8 | 2.65% | 9.37% |
This is a side bet rumored to be seen at the Atlantic City Hilton. There are three bets available on the total number of final player and banker cards. 4 cards pays 3 to 2, and 5 and 6 pay 2 to 1. The following table shows the probability of winning and expected value of each bet, based on six and eight decks.
| 4-5-6 Side Bet — 6 Decks | |||
| Total Cards |
Probability | Pays | Return |
| 4 | 0.378925 | 1.5 | -0.052688 |
| 5 | 0.303540 | 2 | -0.089380 |
| 6 | 0.317535 | 2 | -0.047395 |
| 4-5-6 Side Bet — 8 Decks | |||
| Total Cards |
Probability | Pays | Return |
| 4 | 0.378868 | 1.5 | -0.05283 |
| 5 | 0.303444 | 2 | -0.089668 |
| 6 | 0.317687 | 2 | -0.046939 |
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