Tie wager pays 9 to 1 (10 units returned per 1 unit staked) instead of the standard 8 to 1 (9 units returned). On any equal final total (0–0 through 9–9), main Banker and Player bets push while Tie tickets collect 9× stake on 9:1 tables or 8× on 8:1 tables. Because an 8-deck Tie occurs on 9.5156% of deals, each 1-unit increase in Tie payout improves expected return by exactly +9.5156%. At 8:1, Tie EV is 9 × 0.095156 − 1 = −14.3596%; at 9:1, Tie EV rises to 10 × 0.095156 − 1 = −4.8440%, slashing nearly two-thirds of the house hold.
TIE9V8 rule audit scoreboard. Derived roads record past hand symmetry and never change TIE9V8 house edge.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, 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.
Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, 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.
Tie wager pays 9 to 1 (10 units returned per 1 unit staked) instead of the standard 8 to 1 (9 units returned)
At 8:1, Tie EV is 9 × 0.095156 − 1 = −14.3596%; at 9:1, Tie EV rises to 10 × 0.095156 − 1 = −4.8440%, slashing nearly two-thirds of the house hold
Unchanged 1:1 even-money settlement on all winning Player hands (44.6247% win rate).
Evaluated across 9.5156% 8-deck Tie frequency (9:1 payout).
Select UK provincial casinos, promotional high-limit pits, and regional online tables
[TIE9V8-MECHANISM] Tie wager pays 9 to 1 (10 units returned per 1 unit staked) instead of the standard 8 to 1 (9 units returned). On any equal final total (0–0 through 9–9), main Banker and Player bets push while Tie tickets collect 9× stake on 9:1 tables or 8× on 8:1 tables. Across Select UK provincial casinos, promotional high-limit pits, and regional online tables, pit supervisors enforce this exact settlement table on every 416-card shoe.
[TIE9V8-PROOF] Because an 8-deck Tie occurs on 9.5156% of deals, each 1-unit increase in Tie payout improves expected return by exactly +9.5156%. At 8:1, Tie EV is 9 × 0.095156 − 1 = −14.3596%; at 9:1, Tie EV rises to 10 × 0.095156 − 1 = −4.8440%, slashing nearly two-thirds of the house hold. 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.
| TIE9V8 Metric | TIE9V8 Banker | TIE9V8 Player | TIE9V8 Tie | TIE9V8 Baseline Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIE9V8 Gross Payout | 0.950 to 1 | 1.000 to 1 | 9.000 to 1 | 8-Deck 416 Cards |
| TIE9V8 Win Probability | 45.8597% | 44.6247% | 9.5156% | Naturals 34.3049% |
| TIE9V8 House Edge | 1.0579% | 1.2351% | 4.8440% | Std 5%: 1.0579% |
| TIE9V8 Variance / Unit | 0.8600 | 0.9047 | 8.6101 | Code TIE9V8-V8 |
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