new Tiger Baccarat side bets

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A new ‘Small 6/Big 6’ baccarat side bet with attractive payout to winning customers but that is likely to boost house edge overall, was in use in the Macau market on Thursday, during a GGRAsia spot-check of some of the city’s main casino floors. The new side bet can be offered by Macau casino operators without them needing to utilise so-called ‘smart’ tables.

Also, so-called ‘baccarat insurance’ bets – a hedging wager favoured by some players but with a high house edge – were in evidence at MGM China Holdings Ltd’s properties. The company says such bets are hard to offer without use of smart tables, and MGM China describes itself an early adopter of such technology.

Thursday was the second day of mainland China’s five-day May holidays, and large numbers of tourists were in evidence downtown and in the newer Cotai casino district.

https://www.ggrasia.com/macau-new-baccarat-side-bet-on-offer-amid-may-hols/


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A number of Macau’s concessionaires have been preparing to roll out a new baccarat side bet offering odds as high as 50/1 after it received approval from the local regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ).

The side bet, most commonly known globally as Tiger No Commission Baccarat, is variously referred to in Macau as “Small 6/Big 6”, “Small Lucky 6/Big Lucky 6” or “Small Tiger/Big Tiger”, depending on the concessionaire, and is similar to the popular Lucky 6 game but offers both two-card and three-card side bet options.

The “Small Tiger” bet offers odds of 22/1 and is paid when a Banker bet wins the hand with a two-card total of 6. “Big Tiger” offers odds of 50/1 and is paid on Banker wins with a three-card total of 6.

Although the house edge of 14.3% on “Small 6” and 15.3% on “Big 6” is lower than the 16.7% offered on traditional Lucky 6, it is hoped the offer of two different side bet options provides additional appeal to customers. The game is known to be particularly popular among Malaysian and Singaporean players.

IAG is aware of at least three concessionaires to have already installed this new side bet option on multiple baccarat tables, while one concessionaire said they would wait to see how the bet is received before moving forward.

The bet is also supported by both Walker Digital Table Systems and Angel, the two companies providing smart table game technology to Macau’s concessionaires.

IAG understands the DICJ previously sent game rules and details to its six concessionaires and approved the new bet to go live from 29 April.

The DICJ did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2024/04/30/macaus-dicj-approves-new-tiger-baccarat-side-bets/

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