Amazing Baccarat (Pragmatic Play) – Is 66,000x Payout Worth 20% Tax?

Launching today, Amazing Baccarat takes the traditional, slow-and-steady casino classic and turns it into a highly volatile game show.

Broadcast from Pragmatic Play's live studios, this new version guarantees multipliers on every single hand. But chasing those massive payouts comes with a literal price tag. Here is everything you need to know before you sit down at the table.

The 20% Fee

To fund the big multipliers, the game automatically charges a 20% fee on top of your bet. So, a €10 bet will actually cost you €12. Here's what it means for your bankroll.

Standard baccarat is usually the safest game in the casino, with a house edge of just 1.06% on the Banker bet. In Amazing Baccarat, that 20% tax completely changes the math. If you play 100 hands at €10 a pop, you are paying €200 just in fees. If you catch a cold streak and the multipliers aren't landing, your balance will drain significantly faster than it would at a normal table.

Because the game gives you so many chances to hit a multiplier, the standard payouts have also been tweaked. While Player and Banker bets still pay the usual 1:1, the traditional Tie bet payout is dropped from 8:1 down to 5.5:1.

The Multipliers

If you played Pragmatic Play's Mega Baccarat, you know the frustration of waiting for a physical dice roll just to activate the multipliers. Amazing Baccarat skips the wait.

Every single round, 5 "Lucky Cards" are drawn on the screen, each carrying a random multiplier between 2x and 200x. If your winning hand includes any of these Lucky Cards, your payout gets boosted.

The best part? The multipliers stack. If your winning hand has two or more Lucky Cards, they combine. This allows standard Player and Banker bets to reach up to 600x, while the Tie bet can jump all the way up to 6,600x.

But, hitting that 600x cap requires a perfect storm. Not only do your three winning cards need to perfectly match three of the five randomly drawn Lucky Cards (roughly a 1-in-2,210 shot), but all three must also be assigned the absolute maximum 200x multiplier. In short, true probability sits in the hundreds of millions to one.

The Amazing 8s Bet

The biggest reason to play this specific table is the brand-new "Amazing 8s" side bet. This bet pays out if the round ends in a tie with a score of exactly 8.

On a normal hand, it pays a generous 55:1. But if the Lucky Card multipliers line up perfectly with your 8s, this side bet can reach a ridiculous 66,000x your stake. That makes it the highest potential payout in Pragmatic Play's entire live casino lineup, easily beating out dedicated game shows like Sweet Bonanza CandyLand.

The Vibe

Even with all the digital animations and multipliers, the game moves incredibly fast. It plays at about 115 rounds per hour, so you won't be sitting around waiting for the dealer.

Aesthetically, the studio ditched the traditional red and gold VIP look. Instead, the room is designed to look like a premium underwater lounge, complete with an ocean backdrop and custom purple dealer outfits.

Final Thoughts

Amazing Baccarat is not for baccarat purists. But if you are a player who wants to chase game show-level payouts on a fast-paced card table—and you don't mind paying a 20% premium per hand for the chance to do it—this is the game for you.

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If you want to see where this 20% fee concept started, check out our breakdown of Mega Baccarat. It features the same fee structure, but requires a dice roll of 8 or 9 to activate the multipliers, making it a slightly different chase.