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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races (Ranson) Baccarat Guide: Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon, WVLOTTERY Rules & 5-Road Scoreboards

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Ranson, West Virginia (Shenandoah Valley Racetrack Resort Casino operated by PENN Entertainment under West Virginia Lottery Table Games Division) centers its baccarat action inside Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon. Governed by W. Va. CSR § 179-8 (21+ entry), Hollywood Charles Town 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).

West Virginia Legal Age
21+
Hollywood Charles Town Formats
3
Hollywood Charles Town Shoe Span
26 Cols
Hollywood Charles Town Trend Board
5 Roads
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 40 Hands

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

Engine-verified 40-hand 8-deck shoe (18B / 21P / 1T across 26 Big Road columns) modeled on Hollywood Charles Town's Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon in Ranson.

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

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

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column 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.

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

Hollywood Charles Town (Ranson) Regulator & Statute
WVLOTTERY · W. Va. CSR § 179-8

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is operated by PENN Entertainment in Ranson, West Virginia (21+ legal age).

Source: https://wvlottery.com/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Hollywood Charles Town Salon & Pit Layout
Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon

Shenandoah Valley Racetrack Resort Casino in Ranson spreading High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat · Main Floor Mini-Baccarat · EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push).

Source: https://wvlottery.com/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Hollywood Charles Town Commission & Side Wagers
5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge)

Authorized Hollywood Charles Town side bets in Ranson: Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), Player/Banker Pair (11:1) & Tie (8:1).

Source: https://wvlottery.com/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Hollywood Charles Town 5-Road Scoreboard Audit
26 Logical Cols (26 Display Cols) · 36 BEB Marks

Hollywood Charles Town sample shoe in Ranson logs 34 Small Road and 32 Cockroach Pig marks.

Source: https://wvlottery.com/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
Hollywood Charles Town 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 WVLOTTERY (W. Va. CSR § 179-8) for Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Ranson.

Source: https://wvlottery.com/ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-09
HOLLYWOOD CHARLES TOWN (RANSON) PIT ARCHITECTURE

Inside Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon & WVLOTTERY Table Rules at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

Within Ranson's Shenandoah Valley Racetrack Resort Casino at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon delivers PENN Entertainment's flagship baccarat tables under WVLOTTERY (W. Va. CSR § 179-8). Visitors at Hollywood Charles Town (21+ check at Flowing Springs Road) find High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat in Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon paired with Main Floor Mini-Baccarat across Hollywood Charles Town ($15–$25 Main Floor Mini-Baccarat; $50–$300 Charles Town High-Limit Salon).

Across Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon at Hollywood Charles Town (Shenandoah Valley Racetrack Resort Casino), WVLOTTERY rules lock in 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 Hollywood Charles Town's handling standard (seated player card squeeze on high-limit midi-baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor mini-baccarat).

Verified Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races (Ranson, West Virginia) Baccarat Floor & WVLOTTERY Specifications
Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) AttributeHollywood Charles Town (WVLOTTERY) Verified Specification
Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) VenueHollywood Casino at Charles Town Races (Shenandoah Valley Racetrack Resort Casino) operated by PENN Entertainment at Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon in Ranson
Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) RegulatorWest Virginia Lottery Table Games Division (WVLOTTERY · 21+ under W. Va. CSR § 179-8) at Hollywood Charles Town
Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) SalonFlowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon inside Hollywood Charles Town (Shenandoah Valley Racetrack Resort Casino, Ranson)
Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) 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 Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road)
Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) AuditSeated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat · 40-hand Hollywood Charles Town shoe (18B / 21P / 1T, 26 Hollywood Charles Town cols)
  • At Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road), present 21+ government ID per WVLOTTERY (W. Va. CSR § 179-8).
  • Inspect Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon plaques at Hollywood Charles Town (Ranson) for 5% Banker vigorish (1.06% edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge).
  • Follow Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) dealing etiquette inside Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon: Seated player card squeeze on high-limit Midi-Baccarat; rapid face-up dealer turn on main-floor Mini-Baccarat.
HOLLYWOOD CHARLES TOWN SCOREBOARD & LOOKBACK VERIFICATION

Reading 5-Road Displays Inside Hollywood Charles Town's Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon (Ranson)

At Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races's Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon in Ranson, Hollywood Charles Town scoreboards synchronize the Bead Plate and 26-column Big Road (18B, 21P, 1T) with 36 Big Eye Boy, 34 Small Road, and 32 Cockroach Pig lookback marks for Hollywood Charles Town (Flowing Springs Road) tables.

Testing Hand #41 inside Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon at Hollywood Charles Town (Ranson) yields Ask Banker marks of BEB BLUE, SR RED, and CP RED. As WVLOTTERY rules at Hollywood Charles Town confirm, Flowing Springs Road trend boards never influence the next card drawn.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSqueezing cards inside Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Ranson allows Hollywood Charles Town bettors to alter the Banker third-card rule under WVLOTTERY.
TruthAt Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races (Ranson, West Virginia), W. Va. CSR § 179-8 mandates the fixed statutory third-card drawing chart on every Hollywood Charles Town hand; card squeezing in Flowing Springs Road High-Limit Midi Salon only changes how slowly the dealt card is revealed.
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