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Suggestion Title: Adding Baccarat to the casino
Suggestion Description: Baccarat is a simple casino card game where you bet on which side will get closer to 9: Player or Banker or if you are feeling very lucky you can also bet on tie (player and banker get tied cards).
The card values are simple to understand. Ace counts as 1, cards from 2 to 9 count as their normal value, and 10, Jack, Queen, and King count as 0. Only the last digit of the total counts. For example, if the cards are 7 and 8, the total is 15, so the score is 5. If the cards are 4 and 5, the score is 9.
At the start, both Player and Banker get two cards. Sometimes a third card is drawn automatically, based on fixed rules. The player does not choose whether to take another card or stop. Everything happens automatically after the bet is placed.
The side closest to 9 wins. A Player bet usually pays x2. A Banker bet also usually pays x1,95, since the house edge when betting on Banker is lower (around 1,04% with 8 decks) because of how the rules work.
In baccarat, the Player hand usually acts first. If the Player draws a third card, the Banker’s drawing decision can depend on that Player third card. This means the Banker hand sometimes gets to act with more information than the Player hand.
Because of this advantage, Banker wins slightly more often than Player. To balance that advantage, casinos usually pay Banker wins at 19 to 20, which is the same as even money minus a 5% commission. Player bets, on the other hand, pay normal even money because the Player hand does not have that same positional advantage.
And a Tie bet pays x8.
Source for this information: https://wizardofodds.com/games/baccarat/basics/
Why should this be added?:
What negatives could this have?:
What problem would this suggestion solve?: The addition of this game would add a variety to the casino games that we have at the moment. I would also hope that this would drive people to gamble more and lead to a successful money sink.
Suggestion Description: Baccarat is a simple casino card game where you bet on which side will get closer to 9: Player or Banker or if you are feeling very lucky you can also bet on tie (player and banker get tied cards).
The card values are simple to understand. Ace counts as 1, cards from 2 to 9 count as their normal value, and 10, Jack, Queen, and King count as 0. Only the last digit of the total counts. For example, if the cards are 7 and 8, the total is 15, so the score is 5. If the cards are 4 and 5, the score is 9.
At the start, both Player and Banker get two cards. Sometimes a third card is drawn automatically, based on fixed rules. The player does not choose whether to take another card or stop. Everything happens automatically after the bet is placed.
- If either the Player or Banker have 8 or 9 points, it is referred to as a "natural." If there is at least one natural, then both hands will stand.
- Otherwise, if the Player's total is 5 or less, then the Player hand will draw one more card, otherwise, with 6 or 7 points, the Player hand stands.
- If the Player hand stands with 6 or 7 points, then the Banker hand will draw a third card on a total of 5 or less. Otherwise, with 6 or 7 points, the Banker will stand.
The side closest to 9 wins. A Player bet usually pays x2. A Banker bet also usually pays x1,95, since the house edge when betting on Banker is lower (around 1,04% with 8 decks) because of how the rules work.
In baccarat, the Player hand usually acts first. If the Player draws a third card, the Banker’s drawing decision can depend on that Player third card. This means the Banker hand sometimes gets to act with more information than the Player hand.
Because of this advantage, Banker wins slightly more often than Player. To balance that advantage, casinos usually pay Banker wins at 19 to 20, which is the same as even money minus a 5% commission. Player bets, on the other hand, pay normal even money because the Player hand does not have that same positional advantage.
And a Tie bet pays x8.
Source for this information: https://wizardofodds.com/games/baccarat/basics/
Why should this be added?:
- A fun game where the player does not need to make any decisions, instead card draws happen only when the rules say they do, no hitting, standing or doubling down. Only decision a player makes is how much they want to bet.
- A new game in the casino that will change the landscape and get people away from the evil blackjack dealer.
- There are also side bets for Baccarat that can be put which can further increase the house edge of the game making it even more profitable for the casino and at the same time it can bring the same dopamine rush to the player like the blackjack side bets can.
- It is a game where the multipliers are not as crazy as betting money on a single number in roulette which pays x36, instead it is in Blackjack territory where a normal bet pays out x2 the amount.
What negatives could this have?:
- The game may seem a bit too complex for players in the beginning as the rules are not as clear as in Blackjack for example.
- Even worse gambling addiction than before.
- House edge is not very high, which can sometimes lead to short term big wins, which smart players can just take and never go back
- Developing it will most likely take a while, considering the many updates that the devs are working on.
What problem would this suggestion solve?: The addition of this game would add a variety to the casino games that we have at the moment. I would also hope that this would drive people to gamble more and lead to a successful money sink.
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