In Pennsylvania Regulated 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 2.6630% house edge, and a 3.1970 per-hand standard deviation under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) standards (SBA057).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPBPPBBPBPPBBPB) alongside SBA057 (Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) in Penn 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 Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) rules.
PA statutory 8-deck Midi- and Mini-Baccarat felts.
Side-bet audit SBA057 evaluates Dragon Bonus Non-Natural 8-Point Margin Tier (10:1) (10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0)) across Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416 cards), where hit frequency registers at 0.8940%, house edge stands at 2.6630%, and per-wager standard deviation reaches 3.1970 units under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) filings.
Bankroll variance in SBA057 (Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck), 416-card 8-deck shoe) is driven by Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1)'s 3.1970 SD and 2.6630% edge (0.8940% hit rate at 10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0)): two distinct scorelines (9 (sba057-8d) over 1 and 8 over (penn 8d) 0) contribute to the 8-point (sba057-8d·penn 8d) non-natural tier once four-card naturals are excluded.
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA057 Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) | 10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0) | 0.8940% | -2.6630% (3.1970 SD) |
| SBA057 Banker (Penn 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA057 Player (Penn 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) oversight in SBA057 (8-deck 416-card shoe), Dragon Bonus 8-Pt (10:1) (10 to 1 (non-natural 9-1 or 8-0)) maintains a 2.6630% house edge and 3.1970 SD (0.8940% frequency) independently of Bead Plate or derived-road trajectories.
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