In California Player-Banked Cardrooms (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 4.4040% house edge, and a 0.8970 per-hand standard deviation under California Bureau of Gambling Control standards (SBA366).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBPBPBBPPBPBPBB) alongside SBA366 (Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) in California 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 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
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 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
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 California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under California Bureau of Gambling Control rules.
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In California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck) (SBA366, 8-deck 416-card shoe), Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) pays 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) with a 62.1080% trigger rate and 4.4040% house hold (0.8970 SD), compared against the 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main-bet baselines.
Small pays 1.5:1 if (SBA366) the hand ends in 4 (California 8D) cards (37.892%); Big pays 0.54:1 (SBA366·California 8D) if 5 or 6 cards are dealt (62.108%). In SBA366 (California 8D, 416 cards), four-card completions occur on (sba366-8d) all naturals (31.83%) plus two-card (california 8d) 6/7 vs 6/7 stands (6.06%), (sba366-8d·california 8d) giving small a 5.268% edge and big 4.354%, which separates the 4.4040% side-bet hold (62.1080% hit rate, 0.8970 SD) from the 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main wagers.
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA366 Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) | 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) | 62.1080% | -4.4040% (0.8970 SD) |
| SBA366 Banker (California 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA366 Player (California 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Whether SBA366 is dealt in California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck) (416 cards, California Bureau of Gambling Control) with Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) paying 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) (4.4040% edge, 0.8970 SD), derived-road red and blue entries never indicate side-bet readiness or Banker/Player side identity.
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