In British Columbia & Ontario Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Dragon Bonus Non-Natural 8-Point Margin Tier (10:1) pays 10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0) with a 0.8940% hit frequency, a 2.6730% house edge, and a 3.1960 per-hand standard deviation under BCLC / AGCO Canada standards (SBA056).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBPBBPPBPBBPPBP) alongside SBA056 (Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) in Canada 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.
This bead is at Row 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.
Settles at 10 to 1 when a non-natural hand wins by 8 points (final score 9-1 or 8-0).
Evaluated across 416 cards (8 decks) in British Columbia & Ontario Pits (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under BCLC / AGCO Canada rules.
Canadian provincial 8-deck squeeze and stadium tables.
Benchmark SBA056 measures Dragon Bonus Non-Natural 8-Point Margin Tier (10:1) (10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0)) across British Columbia & Ontario Pits (8-Deck) (416-card 8-deck shoe, BCLC / AGCO Canada), recording a 0.8940% hit rate, 2.6730% house edge, and 3.1960 volatility.
Comparing SBA056 (Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) in Canada 8D, 416 cards) against flat Banker/Player tickets highlights the cost of 10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0) leverage: 2.6730% house edge, 0.8940% hit rate, and 3.1960 SD (two distinct scorelines (9 (sba056-8d) over 1 and 8 over (canada 8d) 0) contribute to the 8-point (sba056-8d·canada 8d) non-natural tier once four-card naturals are excluded).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA056 Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) | 10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0) | 0.8940% | -2.6730% (3.1960 SD) |
| SBA056 Banker (Canada 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA056 Player (Canada 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Under BCLC / AGCO Canada oversight in SBA056 (8-deck 416-card shoe), Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) (10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0)) maintains a 2.6730% house edge and 3.1960 SD (0.8940% frequency) independently of Bead Plate or derived-road trajectories.
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