In Las Vegas Strip (Nevada 8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Lucky 6 Standard Side Bet (12:1 Two-Card / 20:1 Three-Card) pays 12:1 (2-card 6) / 20:1 (3-card 6) with a 5.3860% hit frequency, a 16.6830% house edge, and a 3.9840 per-hand standard deviation under Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) standards (SBA136).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBPBBPPBPBBPPBP) alongside SBA136 (Lucky 6 (12:1 / 20:1) in Vegas Strip 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.
Pays 12 to 1 on a two-card winning Banker 6 and 20 to 1 on a three-card winning Banker 6.
Evaluated across 416 cards (8 decks) in Las Vegas Strip (Nevada 8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) rules.
High-limit Salon Privé and main floor 8-deck carriers.
Jurisdiction matrix SBA136 benchmarks Lucky 6 (12:1 / 20:1) in Las Vegas Strip (Nevada 8-Deck) (Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), 8 decks / 416 cards): paying 12:1 (2-card 6) / 20:1 (3-card 6) on a 5.3860% event rate yields a 16.6830% house edge and 3.9840 SD.
Comparing SBA136 (Lucky 6 (12:1 / 20:1) in Vegas Strip 8D, 416 cards) against flat Banker/Player tickets highlights the cost of 12:1 (2-card 6) / 20:1 (3-card 6) leverage: 16.6830% house edge, 5.3860% hit rate, and 3.9840 SD (two-card banker 6 wins (sba136-8d) occur 1.894% of the time (vegas strip 8d) and three-card banker 6 wins (sba136-8d·vegas strip 8d) occur 3.492% of the time in 8 decks).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA136 Lucky 6 (12:1 / 20:1) | 12:1 (2-card 6) / 20:1 (3-card 6) | 5.3860% | -16.6830% (3.9840 SD) |
| SBA136 Banker (Vegas Strip 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA136 Player (Vegas Strip 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Scoreboard displays in Las Vegas Strip (Nevada 8-Deck) (SBA136, Vegas Strip 8D) plot Banker and Player outcomes on the Bead Plate and Big Road while Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig red/blue marks track column symmetry—never whether Lucky 6 (12:1 / 20:1) (5.3860% hit rate, 16.6830% edge) is about to land.
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