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[Lungyeh]

Over drinks with a fellow baccarat player, we were discussing the small house edge the casino has in baccarat. Why should this small house edge be viewed to cause the game to be of negative expectationamd therefore unbeatable?

We agreed (maybe its the intoxication of the 15 year old Glenlivet or was it Glenmorangie Single Malt Whisky 🤷🏻‍♂️😂) that the house edge is a small price to pay for the privilege of:-
1) the casino providing all the services and facilities
2) allowing you the discretion to either make a bet or don't make a bet. Nobody forces you to place a bet. Its at your total discretion
3) allowing you the discretion to decide how much you want to bet subject to the upper and lower limit bets of the particular table. It could be from $10 to $500,000 at certain tables at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. But its totally up to you jow much you want to bet

The above should negate the house edge no? How many percentage points would that be worth? Yet stories abound of the many casualties of the game. Immaculate affliction.