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River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis (St. Louis) Baccarat Guide: Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit, MGC-MO Rules & 5-Road Scoreboards

River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri (South St. Louis Riverfront Casino operated by PENN Entertainment under Missouri Gaming Commission) centers its baccarat action inside Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit. Governed by 11 CSR 45-5 (21+ entry), River City St. Louis 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).

Missouri Legal Age
21+
River City St. Louis Formats
3
River City St. Louis Shoe Span
18 Cols
River City St. Louis 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 P P P B P P P B B B B P P B B P P B B B B P P
Big Eye Boy = = = = ≠ = = = = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ =
Small Road = ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = = = ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ =
Cockroach Pig = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠

Engine-verified 40-hand 8-deck shoe (19B / 19P / 2T across 18 Big Road columns) modeled on River City St. Louis's Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit in St. Louis.

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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

River City St. Louis (St. Louis) Regulator & Statute
MGC-MO · 11 CSR 45-5

River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis is operated by PENN Entertainment in St. Louis, Missouri (21+ legal age).

Source: https://mgc.dps.mo.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
River City St. Louis Salon & Pit Layout
Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit

South St. Louis Riverfront Casino in St. Louis spreading High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat · Main Floor Mini-Baccarat · EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push).

Source: https://mgc.dps.mo.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
River City St. Louis Commission & Side Wagers
5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge)

Authorized River City St. Louis side bets in St. Louis: Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), Player/Banker Pair (11:1) & Tie (8:1).

Source: https://mgc.dps.mo.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
River City St. Louis 5-Road Scoreboard Audit
18 Logical Cols (18 Display Cols) · 34 BEB Marks

River City St. Louis sample shoe in St. Louis logs 31 Small Road and 29 Cockroach Pig marks.

Source: https://mgc.dps.mo.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
River City St. Louis 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 MGC-MO (11 CSR 45-5) for River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis in St. Louis.

Source: https://mgc.dps.mo.gov/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
RIVER CITY ST. LOUIS (ST. LOUIS) PIT ARCHITECTURE

Inside Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit & MGC-MO Table Rules at River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis

Operated by PENN Entertainment in St. Louis, River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis houses Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit inside a South St. Louis Riverfront Casino audited by MGC-MO pursuant to 11 CSR 45-5. Across River City St. Louis (21+ entry at Lemay Ferry South), Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit spreads High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat alongside Main Floor Mini-Baccarat and EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push) ($15–$25 Riverboat Mini-Baccarat; $50–$300 High-Limit Salons).

Inspectors from MGC-MO audit Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit at River City St. Louis (St. Louis) under 11 CSR 45-5, 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 River City St. Louis card handling (seated player card squeeze on high-limit midi-baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor mini-baccarat).

Verified River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) Baccarat Floor & MGC-MO Specifications
River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) AttributeRiver City St. Louis (MGC-MO) Verified Specification
River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) VenueRiver City Casino & Hotel St. Louis (South St. Louis Riverfront Casino) operated by PENN Entertainment at Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit in St. Louis
River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) RegulatorMissouri Gaming Commission (MGC-MO · 21+ under 11 CSR 45-5) at River City St. Louis
River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) SalonLemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit inside River City St. Louis (South St. Louis Riverfront Casino, St. Louis)
River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) 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 River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South)
River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) AuditSeated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat · 40-hand River City St. Louis shoe (19B / 19P / 2T, 18 River City St. Louis cols)
  • At River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South), present 21+ government ID per MGC-MO (11 CSR 45-5).
  • Inspect Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit plaques at River City St. Louis (St. Louis) for 5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge).
  • Follow River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South) dealing etiquette inside Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit: Seated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat.
RIVER CITY ST. LOUIS SCOREBOARD & LOOKBACK VERIFICATION

Reading 5-Road Displays Inside River City St. Louis's Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit (St. Louis)

Electronic tote boards in Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit at River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis (St. Louis) track all five Macau roads for River City St. Louis players: Bead Plate, Big Road (18 River City St. Louis columns from 19B / 19P / 2T), Big Eye Boy (34 Lemay Ferry South marks), Small Road (31 marks), and Cockroach Pig (29 marks).

If Hand #41 lands next at River City St. Louis (Lemay Ferry South), Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit's Ask Banker probe shows Big Eye Boy BLUE, Small Road RED, and Cockroach Pig BLUE. Per 11 CSR 45-5, River City St. Louis's board in Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit records past St. Louis hands only and never alters 8-deck shoe probabilities at River City St. Louis.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSqueezing cards inside Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit at River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis in St. Louis allows River City St. Louis bettors to alter the Banker third-card rule under MGC-MO.
TruthAt River City Casino & Hotel St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri), 11 CSR 45-5 mandates the fixed statutory third-card drawing chart on every River City St. Louis hand; card squeezing in Lemay Ferry South County High-Limit Pit only changes how slowly the dealt card is revealed.
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