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Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor (Columbus) Baccarat Tables & Corridor Guide

Across Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor (OH-M28 in Ohio), OCCC certifies OH-M28 baccarat pits in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Lebanon under Ohio Admin. Code 3772-11-30 Baccarat. Operators PENN Entertainment (OH-M28) and Hard Rock Cincinnati post $25–$100 Floor / $200+ Plum Salon limits across Georgesville Road West Broad and Reading Road Broadway with third-card drawing rules.

OH Legal Age
21+
Anchor City
Columbus
Shoe Format
8 Decks
Regulator
OCCC
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 20 Hands

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

Sample 8-deck shoe (PPBBPBBPBPTBPBPBPPBP) from Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor (Columbus) rendered with engine-verified lookback marks.

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 #2

Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 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 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 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 #2

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 #2

Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Market Corridor
Columbus, Cincinnati & Lebanon

Georgesville Road West Broad and Reading Road Broadway

Regulatory Oversight
Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC)

Ohio Admin. Code 3772-11-30 Baccarat

Primary Operators
PENN Entertainment · Hard Rock Cincinnati · Delaware North

Active table pits across Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor.

Typical Table Minimums
$25–$100 Floor / $200+ Plum Salon

Dominant format: High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat.

Commission & Side Bets
5% Banker vigorish (1.06% house edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge)

Side bets: Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), Player/Banker Pair (11:1) & Tie (8:1).

01 · Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor Corridor Overview

Columbus & Cincinnati Pits in Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor (OH-M28)

Across Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor (OH-M28 in Ohio), OCCC certifies OH-M28 baccarat pits in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Lebanon under Ohio Admin. Code 3772-11-30 Baccarat. Operators PENN Entertainment (OH-M28) and Hard Rock Cincinnati post $25–$100 Floor / $200+ Plum Salon limits across Georgesville Road West Broad and Reading Road Broadway with third-card drawing rules.

Inside Columbus (OH-M28) and Cincinnati, OCCC inspects seated midi-baccarat tables plus seated midi-baccarat tables: Big Road circles on OH-M28 displays track Columbus Banker (B) or Player (P) outcomes, while OH-M28 Big Eye Boy, OH-M28 Small Road, and OH-M28 Cockroach Pig grids mark red (=) for repeating OH-M28 column symmetry or blue (≠) for OH-M28 symmetry breaks.

OH-M28 MetricColumbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor SpecificationOCCC Standard
OH-M28 CorridorColumbus, Cincinnati, LebanonGeorgesville Road West Broad and Reading Road Broadway
OH-M28 OperatorsPENN Entertainment & Hard Rock Cincinnati$25–$100 Floor / $200+ Plum Salon
OH-M28 ComplianceOhio Admin. Code 3772-11-30 Baccarat21+ ID at Columbus (OH-M28)
  • Present 21+ ID at PENN Entertainment (OH-M28) in Columbus.
  • Compare $25–$100 Floor / $200+ Plum Salon limits across OH-M28 pits in Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor.
  • Audit OH-M28 shoe PPBBPBBPBPTBPBPBPPBP inside our OH-M28 8-Road Calculator.
02 · Columbus Reader Boards

OH-M28 Scoreboard Displays Across Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor

Along Georgesville Road West Broad and Reading Road Broadway (OH-M28), PENN Entertainment, Hard Rock Cincinnati, and Delaware North deal High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat in Columbus under OCCC OH-M28 standards. Because Ohio Admin. Code 3772-11-30 Baccarat inspects mandatory OH-M28 third-card draws across Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor, historical OH-M28 reader-board sequences (PPBBPBBPBPTBPBPBPPBP) never alter next-hand OH-M28 probabilities.

Visitors comparing Columbus (OH-M28) vs. Cincinnati pits in Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor verify 21+ OH-M28 ID rules, check $25–$100 Floor / $200+ Plum Salon placards at PENN Entertainment, and load OH-M28 shoe PPBBPBBPBPTBPBPBPPBP into our 8-Road Calculator.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythHigh-limit salons in Columbus use different third-card drawing rules than Cincinnati tables.
TruthEvery licensed table in Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor (OH) follows the exact same mandatory Punto Banco tableau under Ohio Admin. Code 3772-11-30 Baccarat.
MythBlue (≠) marks on a Columbus derived road mean Player is due to win next.
TruthBlue (≠) on Columbus & Cincinnati Metro Corridor derived roads means the Big Road column pattern broke; it never indicates Player or Banker.
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