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Regional & Rule Comparison · RGC-08

California Licensed Cardrooms vs Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco — Mid-Limit Nine-Seat Midi-Baccarat Squeeze Pits (RGC-08)

Head-to-head comparison RGC-08 documents California Licensed Cardrooms (California Bureau of Gambling Control) against Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco (Nevada Gaming Commission) within Mid-Limit Nine-Seat Midi-Baccarat Squeeze Pits ($100 to $300 table minimums, 75 to 105 coups per hour). We contrast TPPPS player-banked per-hand collection with House-banked 1.0579% Banker edge across 16 Big Road columns and 29 Big Eye Boy marks.

Comparison ID
RGC-08
Big Road Streaks
16 Cols
Big Eye Boy Total
29 Marks
Minimum Legal Age
21+
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 33 Hands

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

RGC-08 comparison board (PPPBBPPBBBPPBBBBPPBPPPBBBBPBPBPPB): 16 Big Road columns, 29 Big Eye Boy, 27 Small Road, and 25 Cockroach Pig 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 · Mark #2

Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 3 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  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 3 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

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

Small Road · Mark #4

This bead is at Row 3. Column 2 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 4 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).

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 · Mark #4

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

RGC-08 Side A
California Licensed Cardrooms

California Bureau of Gambling Control — TPPPS player-banked per-hand collection

RGC-08 Side B
Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco

Nevada Gaming Commission — House-banked 1.0579% Banker edge

RGC-08 Limit Tier
Mid-Limit Nine-Seat Midi-Baccarat Squeeze Pits

$100 to $300 table minimums at 75 to 105 coups per hour

RGC-08 Board Display
CA Cardrooms vs NV Punto Banco

Dragon 7 / Panda 8 reader boards vs classic Strip 5-road displays

RGC-08 Settlement
Midi Squeeze Pit

flat table collection fee vs percentage Banker commission

RGC-08 · Head-to-Head Specification

Midi Squeeze Pit Comparison: CA Cardrooms vs NV Punto Banco (RGC-08)

Within Mid-Limit Nine-Seat Midi-Baccarat Squeeze Pits (RGC-08, $100 to $300 table minimums), California Bureau of Gambling Control governs California Licensed Cardrooms (TPPPS player-banked per-hand collection) while Nevada Gaming Commission regulates Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco (House-banked 1.0579% Banker edge). Operating at 75 to 105 coups per hour, floor teams traces how flat table collection fee vs percentage Banker commission and how Dragon 7 / Panda 8 reader boards vs classic Strip 5-road displays under canonical terminal readout.

Scoreboard check RGC-08 (PPPBBPPBBBPPBBBBPPBPPPBBBBPBPBPPB) confirms 16 columns, 29 Big Eye Boy entries, and 27 Small Road entries across both CA Cardrooms vs NV Punto Banco formats. Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 3 beads. Different depth → blue (≠). At 75 to 105 coups per hour, comparing player card-touch privileges, burn protocols, and Ask-Road displays completes the canonical cage settlement review.

Table RGC-08: California Licensed Cardrooms vs Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco in Mid-Limit Nine-Seat Midi-Baccarat Squeeze Pits.
RGC-08 DimensionCalifornia Licensed CardroomsNevada House-Banked Punto Banco
RGC-08 RegulatorCalifornia Bureau of Gambling ControlNevada Gaming Commission
RGC-08 Core Rule / MathTPPPS player-banked per-hand collectionHouse-banked 1.0579% Banker edge
RGC-08 Tier & Settlement$100 to $300 table minimums (75 to 105 coups per hour)flat table collection fee vs percentage Banker commission
  • RGC-08 Step 1: Verify TPPPS player-banked per-hand collection vs House-banked 1.0579% Banker edge before sitting at $100 to $300 table minimums.
  • RGC-08 Step 2: Note how Dragon 7 / Panda 8 reader boards vs classic Strip 5-road displays and flat table collection fee vs percentage Banker commission.
  • RGC-08 Step 3: At 75 to 105 coups per hour, prioritize comparing player card-touch privileges, burn protocols, and Ask-Road displays.
RGC-08 · Scoreboard & Math Parity

RGC-08 Derived-Road & cage settlement Parity

Running shoe PPPBBPPBBBPPBBBBPPBPPPBBBBPBPBPPB through RGC-08 produces 16 Big Road streaks with 29 lookback-1 marks, 27 lookback-2 marks, and 25 lookback-3 marks. This bead is at Row 3. Column 2 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠). Across $100 to $300 table minimums, analysts focus on comparing player card-touch privileges, burn protocols, and Ask-Road displays and mechanical terminal readout.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching between California Licensed Cardrooms and Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco in Midi Squeeze Pit (RGC-08) changes how derived-road red (=) and blue (≠) lookbacks are calculated.
TruthBoth California Licensed Cardrooms and Nevada House-Banked Punto Banco use the same Macau/Vegas Rule 1 and Rule 2 column lookbacks (Big Eye Boy lookback 1, Small Road lookback 2, Cockroach Pig lookback 3).
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