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rules given here are not necessarily standard. Often the casino will
not allow the banker unlimited choice. Sometimes the player is allowed
other options. With this approach, however, and with both players
following the best strategy, the player loses at the rate of 1.37
percent. Because of the 5 percent charge on winning bets, the banker
loses at the rate of 1.16 percent.
Chemin de fer can be a very exciting and tense game to play, owing
to the amount of risk the banker must take on. The banker cannot skim
off the profits of a series of winning hands and play with the balance;
he has to continue putting up the entire value of the bank. If the
bank is faded, the amount risked will double. This means a player
who begins by putting up $500 will end up betting $8,000 after four
successive wins. As long as the players keep fading, this amount will
increase until the banker voluntarily relinquishes the bank.
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