In Atlantic City Boardwalk (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Big (5–6 Cards) & Small (4 Cards) Total Cards Side Bet pays 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) with a 62.1080% hit frequency, a 4.3640% house edge, and a 0.8950 per-hand standard deviation under NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) standards (SBA364).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBBPPBPTBPBBPBP) alongside SBA364 (Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) in Atlantic City 8D, 416 cards).
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
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.
Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Small pays 1.5:1 if the hand ends in 4 cards (37.892%); Big pays 0.54:1 if 5 or 6 cards are dealt (62.108%).
Evaluated across 416 cards (8 decks) in Atlantic City Boardwalk (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) rules.
New Jersey approved 8-deck full-size and midi pits.
Benchmark SBA364 measures Big (5–6 Cards) & Small (4 Cards) Total Cards Side Bet (0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small)) across Atlantic City Boardwalk (8-Deck) (416-card 8-deck shoe, NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE)), recording a 62.1080% hit rate, 4.3640% house edge, and 0.8950 volatility.
Table-game filings for SBA364 (NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), 8 decks / 416 cards) verify that small pays 1.5:1 if (sba364) the hand ends in 4 (atlantic city 8d) cards (37.892%); big pays 0.54:1 (sba364·atlantic city 8d) if 5 or 6 cards are dealt (62.108%); four-card completions occur on (sba364-8d) all naturals (31.83%) plus two-card (atlantic city 8d) 6/7 vs 6/7 stands (6.06%), (sba364-8d·atlantic city 8d) giving small a 5.268% edge and big 4.354%, yielding 62.1080% wins and 4.3640% hold (0.8950 SD).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA364 Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) | 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) | 62.1080% | -4.3640% (0.8950 SD) |
| SBA364 Banker (Atlantic City 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA364 Player (Atlantic City 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Mathematical transparency in SBA364 (Atlantic City Boardwalk (8-Deck), 8-deck 416-card shoe) pairs exact derived-road decoding with verified side-bet parameters: Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) pays 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) at 62.1080% frequency (-4.3640% EV, 0.8950 SD).
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