Bac bo live is Evolution’s dice version of baccarat. Two dice for the Player and two for the Banker shake in automatic shakers, the higher two dice total wins, and a Tie pays up to 88 to 1 depending on the tied total. For the wider market picture, start at our online casino Canada hub.
The table below sets out how the game behaves. Read it first, then work through the detail beneath.
| Trait | Detail |
|---|---|
| Provider | Evolution |
| Dice | Four: two for the Player, two for the Banker |
| Main bets | Player, Banker, Tie |
| Player or Banker win | Pays 1:1, with 90 percent of the stake back on a Tie |
| Tie payouts | 4:1 up to 88:1, by tied total |
| RTP | 98.87 percent on Player and Banker, per Golden Palace |
What is bac bo live?
A live dice game from Evolution that works like baccarat. Evolution calls it a dice fused baccarat variant and the world’s first live casino Bac Bo, played with four dice instead of cards.
Bac bo live keeps the Player, Banker and Tie bets that baccarat players know.
Evolution adds that the gameplay is easy to master, with an elegant flow from bets to result.
How does bac bo live combine baccarat and sic bo?
Golden Palace explains that the game uses the gameplay of baccarat with the dice of sic bo. Two hands are compared as in baccarat, but each hand is a pair of dice.
Bac bo live scores are simple dice totals, from 2 to 12.
How is each hand scored?
Each score is the sum of two dice. Evolution says the Player’s and Banker’s scores come from two dice each, shaken in four individual automatic shakers, and the hand with the highest two dice total wins.
Bac bo live has no drawing rules, unlike card baccarat.
The lowest possible score is 2, from a pair of ones, and the highest is 12, from a pair of sixes.
How do the dice shakers work?
Evolution says each die sits in its own automatic shaker recessed into the table surface. All four dice start shaking during the betting time and then stop one after another.
Bac bo live shows the scores updating as each die comes to rest.
Evolution says the staggered stops let players follow the build up to the final result.
In what order do the dice stop?
The Player’s first die stops first, then the Banker’s first die. Evolution says the hand leading after those two dice has its second die stop next, and the other hand’s second die stops last.
Bac bo live builds the result one die at a time.
MONOPOLY Casino and Rainbow Riches Casino describe the same order for the Player’s and Banker’s dice.
What happens if the first dice are equal?
Golden Palace says that when the first dice draw, the Player’s second die is shown first. The last remaining die then settles the result.
Bac bo live follows the same order in every round.
Bac bo live then reveals the Banker’s second die last.
Which colour dice belong to each hand?
Golden Palace describes blue dice for the Player and red dice for the Banker, in four tumblers on the table.
Bac bo live bettors can follow each colour as it settles.
Blue settles the Player hand and red settles the Banker hand in every round.
Which bets can players make?
Three main bets: Player, Banker and Tie. MONOPOLY Casino and Rainbow Riches Casino both describe betting on the Player winning, the Banker winning or a Tie.
Bac bo live pays the Tie by the tied total.
Bac bo live players can back one side or add a Tie bet in the same round.
What does a Player or Banker win pay?
Even money, 1:1. Golden Palace lists that payout for a winning Player or Banker bet. No commission is mentioned on the Banker bet in that source.
Bac bo live gives Player and Banker the same chance of winning, since each is a pair of dice.
A one dollar winning bet returns two dollars including the stake.
What happens to Player and Banker bets on a Tie?
Golden Palace says a Player or Banker bet gets 90 percent of the stake back when the result is a Tie. That reading matches the 98.87 percent return the same source lists.
Bac bo live therefore loses only a tenth of a Player or Banker bet on a Tie.
What does the Tie bet pay?
Golden Palace lists 88:1 for a Tie on 2 or 12, 25:1 on 3 or 11, 10:1 on 4 or 10, 6:1 on 5 or 9 and 4:1 on 6, 7 or 8.
Bac bo live pays the rarest ties the most.
What is the top Tie payout?
88 to 1. Evolution says the Tie bet pays up to 88 to 1, and MONOPOLY Casino and Rainbow Riches Casino say that payout applies when the tie comes on 2 or 12.
Bac bo live reaches 88:1 only on a double tie of the lowest or highest total.
How many results can two dice make?
Two dice give 36 equally likely combinations, and totals run from 2 to 12. A total of 7 has six combinations, while 2 and 12 have one each.
Bac bo live compares two such totals every round, 1,296 equally likely pairs in all.
Totals of 6 and 8 have five combinations each, and 5 and 9 have four each.
How often does a Tie happen?
Adding the chance of each total landing on both sides gives 146 of 1,296 pairs, about 11.27 percent. A Tie comes up in roughly one round in nine.
Bac bo live ties often because dice totals cluster near 7.
How often does the Player win?
With ties at about 11.27 percent and both hands equal in strength, the Player wins about 44.37 percent of rounds. The Banker wins the same share.
Bac bo live gives neither side an edge in the dice.
Over a hundred rounds, that works out to about forty four Player wins, forty four Banker wins and eleven ties on average.
What is the RTP?
Golden Palace lists 98.87 percent. That matches the arithmetic: a 44.37 percent chance of doubling the stake plus an 11.27 percent chance of getting 90 percent back.
Bac bo live Player and Banker bets therefore cost about 1.13 dollars per hundred wagered on average.
Golden Palace adds that this return rivals the most esteemed live baccarat games.
What does the Tie bet return?
Applying the Golden Palace payouts to the dice odds gives a return of about 95.52 percent on the Tie bet. That is an average cost of about 4.48 dollars per hundred dollars wagered.
Bac bo live Tie bets cost about four times as much as Player or Banker bets over time.
Bac bo live Tie payouts rise as the tied total moves away from 7, which matches the falling odds of those ties.
How rare is a tie on 2 or 12?
Both hands need a pair of ones, or both a pair of sixes. That happens in 2 of 1,296 pairs, about 0.15 percent, or once in 648 rounds on average.
Bac bo live pays 88:1 for that rare result.
How rare is a tie on 3 or 11?
Totals of 3 and 11 each have two combinations, so a tie on either comes up in 8 of 1,296 pairs, about 0.62 percent.
Bac bo live pays 25:1 for those ties.
How rare is a tie on 4 or 10?
Totals of 4 and 10 each have three combinations, so a tie on either comes up in 18 of 1,296 pairs, about 1.39 percent.
Bac bo live pays 10:1 for those ties.
How rare is a tie on 5 or 9?
Totals of 5 and 9 each have four combinations, so a tie on either comes up in 32 of 1,296 pairs, about 2.47 percent.
Bac bo live pays 6:1 for those ties.
How rare is a tie on 6, 7 or 8?
Totals of 6 and 8 have five combinations each and 7 has six, so a tie on one of them comes up in 86 of 1,296 pairs, about 6.64 percent.
Bac bo live pays 4:1 for those ties, the most frequent kind.
A tie on 7 alone comes up in 36 of 1,296 pairs, about 2.78 percent.
What does a one dollar Tie bet pay?
A tie on 6, 7 or 8 returns five dollars including the stake. A tie on 2 or 12 returns eighty nine dollars, and a tie on 3 or 11 returns twenty six dollars.
Bac bo live Tie bets lose whenever the hands differ.
A tie on 4 or 10 returns eleven dollars, and a tie on 5 or 9 returns seven dollars.
What does a one dollar Player bet do on a Tie?
It returns ninety cents. Golden Palace says Player and Banker bets get 90 percent back on a Tie, so the loss is ten cents on a one dollar bet.
Bac bo live softens ties for the two main bets.
What is the minimum bet?
MONOPOLY Casino and Rainbow Riches Casino both list a minimum chip of one pound at their UK tables. Canadian casinos set their own limits in the game window.
Bac bo live limits depend on the casino offering the table.
Bac bo live stakes add up across bets, so a Player bet plus a Tie bet doubles the cost of the round at equal chips.
What does the studio look like?
Evolution describes a state of the art Asian themed environment. It adds that the game offers live statistics for bets and game results.
Bac bo live keeps the four shakers at the centre of the table.
Bac bo live statistics show past results and bet trends beside the table.
Who presents the game?
Golden Palace says the live presentation guides the game without interfering. The shakers run automatically, so the host does not handle the dice.
Bac bo live results come from the automatic shakers.
Is there a strategy?
No. Golden Palace says the outcome is beyond direct influence and that even sophisticated strategies cannot overcome the house edge. It points to bankroll management instead.
Bac bo live bets only change the payout, never the dice.
Golden Palace adds that card counting has no place in the game, since dice have no memory of past rounds.
Which bet has the lowest cost?
Player and Banker, at 98.87 percent per Golden Palace. The Tie bet returns about 95.52 percent by the same payouts, so it costs more over time.
Bac bo live Player and Banker bets cost the same, since the dice treat both sides alike.
Bac bo live players who add a Tie bet raise the average cost of each round.
How does bac bo live compare with card baccarat?
Card baccarat uses cards, while this game rolls two dice per hand with no drawing rules. Golden Palace notes that the Tie here pays by the tied total instead of a fixed amount.
Bac bo live keeps the baccarat bets with dice in place of cards.
How does bac bo live compare with sic bo?
Sic bo asks players to predict the outcome of three dice, according to Golden Palace. This game uses four dice split into two hands and asks which hand totals higher.
Bac bo live borrows the dice from sic bo and the betting from baccarat.
Bac bo live pays on which side is higher, while sic bo pays on the three dice outcome itself.
What does a Canadian check before playing bac bo live?
Four lines decide the session. The bet limits, the paytable shown in the game help, the Tie payouts and the operator registration all appear before any money moves.
Players in Ontario who want support can call ConnexOntario at 1-866-531-2600.
Bac bo live limits and Tie paytables differ from casino to casino.
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Bac bo live pays even money on the higher hand and up to 88:1 on a rare Tie. Set a budget first, and the shakers play close to the published return.