In Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), EZ Baccarat Dragon 7 Side Bet (40 to 1 Paytable) pays 40 to 1 with a 2.2534% hit frequency, a 7.6200% house edge, and a 6.0200 per-hand standard deviation under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) standards (SBA117).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPBTBPPBBPBPBPP) alongside SBA117 (EZ Dragon 7 (40:1) Bet 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.
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.
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.
Wins 40 to 1 strictly when Banker wins the hand with a three-card total of 7.
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.
Quantitative filing SBA117 pairs EZ Baccarat Dragon 7 Side Bet (40 to 1 Paytable) (40 to 1) with Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (8 decks, 416 cards): occurs on 112,633,259,212,800 of (sba117-8d) 4,998,398,275,503,360 8-deck permutations (2.2534%), producing (penn 8d) a 7.610% house edge, fixing expected loss at 7.6200% (2.2534% hit rate, 6.0200 SD).
Wins 40 to 1 (SBA117) strictly when Banker wins the (Penn 8D) hand with a three-card total (SBA117·Penn 8D) of 7. In SBA117 (Penn 8D, 416 cards), occurs on 112,633,259,212,800 of (sba117-8d) 4,998,398,275,503,360 8-deck permutations (2.2534%), producing (penn 8d) a 7.610% house edge, which separates the 7.6200% side-bet hold (2.2534% hit rate, 6.0200 SD) from the 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main wagers.
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA117 EZ Dragon 7 (40:1) Bet | 40 to 1 | 2.2534% | -7.6200% (6.0200 SD) |
| SBA117 Banker (Penn 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA117 Player (Penn 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) oversight in SBA117 (8-deck 416-card shoe), EZ Dragon 7 (40:1) Bet (40 to 1) maintains a 7.6200% house edge and 6.0200 SD (2.2534% frequency) independently of Bead Plate or derived-road trajectories.
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