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Rabbit Play Baccarat Side Bet
Introduction
The Rabbit Play is a pair of baccarat side bets. It debuted at the Gold Coast in Las Vegas in early 2015.
Rules
Following is the pay table for both bets. The wins for a pair are based on the first two cards only. All wins are on a "to one" basis, meaning the original wager is also returned on a win.
Pay Table
| Event | Pays |
|---|---|
| Suited three of a kind | 500 |
| Unsuited three of a kind | 50 |
| Suited pair | 15 |
| Unsuited pair | 7 |
Analysis
The following table shows the probability and return based on the Rabbit Play bet on the Player hand, based on an eight-deck game. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 8.07%.
Player Return Table
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited three of a kind | 500 | 685,245,609,216 | 0.000137 | 0.068547 |
| Unsuited three of a kind | 50 | 14,488,050,023,424 | 0.002899 | 0.144927 |
| Suited pair | 15 | 80,884,104,311,808 | 0.016182 | 0.242730 |
| Unsuited pair | 7 | 277,316,929,069,056 | 0.055481 | 0.388368 |
| Loser | -1 | 4,625,023,946,489,850 | 0.925301 | -0.925301 |
| Total | 4,998,398,275,503,350 | 1.000000 | -0.080730 |
The following table shows the probability and return based on the Rabbit Play bet on the Banker hand, based on an eight-deck game. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 9.31%.
Banker Return Table
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited three of a kind | 500 | 639,985,280,256 | 0.000128 | 0.064019 |
| Unsuited three of a kind | 50 | 13,531,117,353,984 | 0.002707 | 0.135355 |
| Suited pair | 15 | 81,110,405,956,608 | 0.016227 | 0.243409 |
| Unsuited pair | 7 | 278,092,820,422,656 | 0.055636 | 0.389455 |
| Loser | -1 | 4,625,023,946,489,850 | 0.925301 | -0.925301 |
| Total | 4,998,398,275,503,350 | 1.000000 | -0.093064 |