Every winning Banker main wager pays 0.95 units per 1 unit staked (5% house vig). Dealers either collect 5% immediately in 25-cent/dollar breakage or track commission in numbered lammers settled at the cut card. Without the 5% tax, Banker would carry a +1.2351% player advantage because the Banker acts second after observing the Player third card. Subtracting 0.05 × 45.8597% (2.2930%) from the raw +1.2351% positional advantage flips the net expectation to −1.0579% per unit staked.
COMM5 rule audit scoreboard. Derived roads record past hand symmetry and never change COMM5 house edge.
Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
Every winning Banker main wager pays 0.95 units per 1 unit staked (5% house vig)
Subtracting 0.05 × 45.8597% (2.2930%) from the raw +1.2351% positional advantage flips the net expectation to −1.0579% per unit staked
Unchanged 1:1 even-money settlement on all winning Player hands (44.6247% win rate).
Evaluated across 9.5156% 8-deck Tie frequency (8:1 payout).
Las Vegas Strip high-limit salons, Atlantic City main floors, and European punto banco tables
[COMM5-MECHANISM] Every winning Banker main wager pays 0.95 units per 1 unit staked (5% house vig). Dealers either collect 5% immediately in 25-cent/dollar breakage or track commission in numbered lammers settled at the cut card. Across Las Vegas Strip high-limit salons, Atlantic City main floors, and European punto banco tables, pit supervisors enforce this exact settlement table on every 416-card shoe.
[COMM5-PROOF] Without the 5% tax, Banker would carry a +1.2351% player advantage because the Banker acts second after observing the Player third card. Subtracting 0.05 × 45.8597% (2.2930%) from the raw +1.2351% positional advantage flips the net expectation to −1.0579% per unit staked. Because each six-card deal is governed by the fixed third-card tableau, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig cannot shift the 1.0579% Banker expectation.
| COMM5 Metric | COMM5 Banker | COMM5 Player | COMM5 Tie | COMM5 Baseline Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM5 Gross Payout | 0.950 to 1 | 1.000 to 1 | 8.000 to 1 | 8-Deck 416 Cards |
| COMM5 Win Probability | 45.8597% | 44.6247% | 9.5156% | Naturals 34.3049% |
| COMM5 House Edge | 1.0579% | 1.2351% | 14.3596% | Std 5%: 1.0579% |
| COMM5 Variance / Unit | 0.8600 | 0.9047 | 6.9742 | Code COMM5-V8 |
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