In the UK a main casino chains offer what is called the "super egalite".

In a nut shell you have to predict the score of a Tie, while that doesn't sound easy, this Baccarat side bet offers the biggest return of any casino game at 160-1 for a Tie on zero. Casinos that offer this side bet also have to change the normal Tie odds to 9-1.


Basic Outline Rules / How to Play

?Super Pay Egalite? is an additional optional wager in the basic game of Punto Banco, the rules of which can be found on this website.

Players need to place a standard wager on either the Player, the Banker or Egalite, in order to place a ?Super Pay Egalite? side wager. They may place wagers on more than one ?Super Pay Egalite? betting position if they wish to do so.

The wager is that the two hands will be of an equal score, (i.e. an Egalite) but will be in a range of specific scores. The wager will win if any of the specific scores in the selected range is the outcome of the tied hand.

If the score is not an Egalite, all wagers on Super Pay Egalite will lose.

If the score is an Egalite, all Super Pay Egalite wagers on the specific range of numbers that includes the winning score will win & be paid odds. All Super Pay Egalite wagers on a range of numbers that does not include the winning score will lose and be surrendered to the bank.

The range of numbers and usual odds payable are:-

Egalite Score Odds
Zero.................160 to 1
1,2 or 3.............70 to 1
4 or 5................60 to 1
6 or 7............... 22 to 1
8 or 9................40 to 1

?4k payout for a pony "?25" on a successful zero Tie wager (only permissible in London)!  I've seen this come up 3 times in a single shoe, one guy was on every one, ?2400 for a ?15 pound stake, less those times it didn't hit.

House Edge details

Egalite Score Odds
Zero................6.65%
1,2 or 3..........10.86%
4 or 5..............7.28%
6 or 7..............8.94%
8 or 9............. 9.75%

Other than card tracking, I was wondering if their is a way to exploit this, something along the lines of take all the above "super egalite" options and place a wager of double that amount on the Banco for an entire shoe.

Tie-less shoes are indeed a rare breed but can happen, Punto dominated shoes are not so rare.

All TIES in the UK are now paid 9-1, which half's the HE.