Pai Gow is an ancient Chinese game of dominoes that has become extremely popular in Singapore. The game is played on a diamond-shaped table with four players and the dealer. Each player is dealt seven tiles from the 32-tile set of dominoes, and they must form two hands - a high hand with four tiles and a low hand with three tiles. The objective of the game is to beat the banker with both hands. Pai Gow is a game based solely on luck, so no strategies or complex tactics are used.
The rules of Pai Gow in Singapore are quite simple. Players are dealt seven tiles from the 32-tile set, and they must form two hands - a high hand with four tiles and a low hand with three tiles. The banker will also have two hands, the high hand and the low hand. The player’s high hand must be stronger than the banker's high hand, and the player's low hand must be stronger than the banker's low hand. If the player wins one hand and the banker wins the other hand, then the hand is a tie and the player’s bet is returned.
If the player wins both hands, the player will be paid 1 to 1 on the bet. If the player loses both hands, the player will lose the bet. In case of a tie, the player will be paid 8 to 1. In Singapore, the house edge for Pai Gow is 2.7%.