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What is the difference between baccarat banker and player bets?
Direct answer
On conventional commission baccarat, the Banker bet has about a 1.06% house edge after its 5% commission on wins; Player is about 1.24%, and Tie at 8:1 is about 14.36%.
How to use this answer
This answer is based on the mathematical principle or published rule identified in the source below. If the question involves a live betting market, confirm its settlement definition before applying it to a specific bet.
Under standard commission baccarat, banker has a slightly lower theoretical house edge, but a commission is deducted from banker wins.
Separate the game’s mathematical probabilities from the casino’s house procedure. The odds may be calculable even where split, surrender, side-bet or payout policies differ between tables.