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Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque (Dubuque) Baccarat Guide: Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit, IRGC Rules & 5-Road Scoreboards

Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa (Tri-State Upper Mississippi Casino operated by Boyd Gaming under Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission) centers its baccarat action inside Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit. Governed by 491 IAC Chapter 11 (21+ entry), Diamond Jo Dubuque spreads High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat, Main Floor Mini-Baccarat, EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push) with 5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge).

Iowa Legal Age
21+
Diamond Jo Dubuque Formats
3
Diamond Jo Dubuque Shoe Span
24 Cols
Diamond Jo Dubuque Trend Board
5 Roads
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 40 Hands

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Big Road B B B P P P B B P P B B P B P B P B P B B B P P P P B P P B B P B P B P B B P P
Big Eye Boy = = = = ≠ = = = = ≠ = = = = = = ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ = = = = ≠ ≠ =
Small Road = ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = = = = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = = ≠ ≠ ≠
Cockroach Pig = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠

Engine-verified 40-hand 8-deck shoe (20B / 20P / 0T across 24 Big Road columns) modeled on Diamond Jo Dubuque's Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit in Dubuque.

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Big Eye Boy (Lookback 1) Verified Mark #3

Column 2 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 3 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 2 with Column 1, 1 column further back.
  2. Column 2 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

Small Road (Lookback 2) Verified Mark #3

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 4 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Cockroach Pig (Lookback 3) Verified Mark #3

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

Diamond Jo Dubuque (Dubuque) Regulator & Statute
IRGC · 491 IAC Chapter 11

Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque is operated by Boyd Gaming in Dubuque, Iowa (21+ legal age).

Source: https://irgc.iowa.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Diamond Jo Dubuque Salon & Pit Layout
Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit

Tri-State Upper Mississippi Casino in Dubuque spreading High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat · Main Floor Mini-Baccarat · EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push).

Source: https://irgc.iowa.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Diamond Jo Dubuque Commission & Side Wagers
5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge)

Authorized Diamond Jo Dubuque side bets in Dubuque: Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), Player/Banker Pair (11:1) & Tie (8:1).

Source: https://irgc.iowa.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Diamond Jo Dubuque 5-Road Scoreboard Audit
24 Logical Cols (24 Display Cols) · 36 BEB Marks

Diamond Jo Dubuque sample shoe in Dubuque logs 33 Small Road and 31 Cockroach Pig marks.

Source: https://irgc.iowa.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Diamond Jo Dubuque Card Squeeze & Dealing Policy
Seated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat

Audited under IRGC (491 IAC Chapter 11) for Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque in Dubuque.

Source: https://irgc.iowa.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
DIAMOND JO DUBUQUE (DUBUQUE) PIT ARCHITECTURE

Inside Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit & IRGC Table Rules at Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque

Operated by Boyd Gaming in Dubuque, Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque houses Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit inside a Tri-State Upper Mississippi Casino audited by IRGC pursuant to 491 IAC Chapter 11. Across Diamond Jo Dubuque (21+ entry at Bell Street Port), Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit spreads High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat alongside Main Floor Mini-Baccarat and EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push) ($10–$25 Main Floor Mini-Baccarat; $50–$200 High-Limit Tables).

Inspectors from IRGC audit Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit at Diamond Jo Dubuque (Dubuque) under 491 IAC Chapter 11, verifying 5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge), Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), Player/Banker Pair (11:1) & Tie (8:1), and Diamond Jo Dubuque card handling (seated player card squeeze on high-limit midi-baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor mini-baccarat).

Verified Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa) Baccarat Floor & IRGC Specifications
Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) AttributeDiamond Jo Dubuque (IRGC) Verified Specification
Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) VenueDiamond Jo Casino Dubuque (Tri-State Upper Mississippi Casino) operated by Boyd Gaming at Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit in Dubuque
Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) RegulatorIowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC · 21+ under 491 IAC Chapter 11) at Diamond Jo Dubuque
Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) SalonBell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit inside Diamond Jo Dubuque (Tri-State Upper Mississippi Casino, Dubuque)
Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) Payouts5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge) · Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), Player/Banker Pair (11:1) & Tie (8:1) at Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port)
Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) AuditSeated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat · 40-hand Diamond Jo Dubuque shoe (20B / 20P / 0T, 24 Diamond Jo Dubuque cols)
  • At Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port), present 21+ government ID per IRGC (491 IAC Chapter 11).
  • Inspect Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit plaques at Diamond Jo Dubuque (Dubuque) for 5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge).
  • Follow Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port) dealing etiquette inside Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit: Seated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat.
DIAMOND JO DUBUQUE SCOREBOARD & LOOKBACK VERIFICATION

Reading 5-Road Displays Inside Diamond Jo Dubuque's Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit (Dubuque)

Electronic tote boards in Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit at Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque (Dubuque) track all five Macau roads for Diamond Jo Dubuque players: Bead Plate, Big Road (24 Diamond Jo Dubuque columns from 20B / 20P / 0T), Big Eye Boy (36 Bell Street Port marks), Small Road (33 marks), and Cockroach Pig (31 marks).

If Hand #41 lands next at Diamond Jo Dubuque (Bell Street Port), Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit's Ask Banker probe shows Big Eye Boy RED, Small Road BLUE, and Cockroach Pig BLUE. Per 491 IAC Chapter 11, Diamond Jo Dubuque's board in Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit records past Dubuque hands only and never alters 8-deck shoe probabilities at Diamond Jo Dubuque.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSqueezing cards inside Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit at Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque in Dubuque allows Diamond Jo Dubuque bettors to alter the Banker third-card rule under IRGC.
TruthAt Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa), 491 IAC Chapter 11 mandates the fixed statutory third-card drawing chart on every Diamond Jo Dubuque hand; card squeezing in Bell Street Port of Dubuque Table Pit only changes how slowly the dealt card is revealed.
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