Dragon Tiger

A live card game by Evolution Gaming

One card for the Dragon, one for the Tiger. Bet on the higher card, or on a tie at 11 to 1 or a Suited Tie at 50 to 1.

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  • • 8 decks, 416 cards
  • • High card wins
  • • 96.27% main bet RTP
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Decks 8 416 cards, no jokers
Main bet RTP 96.27% Dragon or Tiger
Top payout 50 to 1 Suited Tie
Tie on a main bet Half back Suited or not

Should you play it?

Dragon Tiger is about as simple as a card game gets: one card each, and the higher card wins. A bet on Dragon or Tiger returns 96.27%, and its whole cost is the half stake you lose on a tie. The Tie at 89.64% and the Suited Tie at 86.02% cost roughly three and four times as much.

Play it if

  • You want a fast game with one easy decision
  • You want an even money bet that wins close to half the time
  • You are fine with a return of 96.27% on the main bet

Variance profile

Low. Dragon and Tiger pay even money and each wins 46.27% of rounds off a fresh shoe, so results swing gently. The Tie and Suited Tie are long shots that win about once in 13 and once in 59 rounds.

Bets and payouts

Main bets

Dragon and Tiger pay even money. On a tie, half the stake is returned and half is lost.

Bet When it wins Pays RTP Chance per round House edge
Dragon The Dragon card is higher 1 to 1 96.27% 46.27% 3.73%
Tiger The Tiger card is higher 1 to 1 96.27% 46.27% 3.73%

Tie bets

Bet When it wins Pays RTP Chance per round House edge
Tie Both cards match in value, any suits 11 to 1 89.64% 7.47% 10.36%
Suited Tie Both cards match in value and suit 50 to 1 86.02% 1.69% 13.98%

Each chance is exact for the first round of a fresh shoe: after the Dragon card, 31 of the 415 cards left match its value and 7 match its value and suit. Later in the shoe the dealt cards shift these chances slightly, but Dragon and Tiger always stay equally likely.

Pays shows the odds on a winning bet, with your stake returned on top. RTP is the share of all money bet that comes back over a very long run; house edge is the rest. Neither predicts a single session.

Where to play Dragon Tiger

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How Dragon Tiger works

Dragon Tiger is a two card game from Evolution. The dealer draws one card for the Dragon and one for the Tiger from an eight deck shoe, and you bet on which side gets the higher card, or on the two cards tying.

1 4 bets

Place your bet

Put chips on Dragon, Tiger, Tie or Suited Tie before the betting time runs out.

2 2 cards

One card each

The dealer turns one card face up for the Dragon and one for the Tiger. Ace is low and King is high.

3 High card wins

Bets settle

The higher card wins at even money. If the cards match in value, Tie bets win and Dragon and Tiger bets get half back.

How a round runs

Betting is open while the traffic light on screen is green, turns yellow as time runs out, and closes on red. The dealer then deals one card face up to the Dragon and one to the Tiger. That is the whole round: no third card, no decisions.

How the cards rank

Ace counts 1 and is the lowest card, then 2 through 10, Jack, Queen and King, which is the highest. Suits never decide a winner. They matter only for the Suited Tie, where both cards must match in value and suit.

What a tie does to your bet

Say you have $10 on Dragon. If the Dragon card is higher you get $20 back, your $10 plus $10. If the Tiger card is higher you lose the $10. If the cards tie, suited or not, you get $5 back and lose the other $5.

The roads and statistics

The screen records the shoe in several scorecards. The Bead Road and Big Road show each past result, and the Big Eye Road, Small Road and Cockroach Road show patterns built from the Big Road. Shoe statistics count Dragon wins, Tiger wins and ties so far, and Bet Statistics show how other players split their bets. All roads clear when a new shoe comes in.

Super Speed Dragon Tiger

Super Speed Dragon Tiger is Evolution’s faster table of the same game: the same four bets and the same high card and tie rules, with a shorter betting time and quicker dealing.

The math behind Dragon Tiger

Eight decks hold 32 cards of each value, 8 of each value and suit. Once the Dragon card is out, the Tiger card is one of the 415 left, which fixes every chance in the game.

The main bet's only cost is the tie

Dragon and Tiger each win 192 rounds in 415 and pay even money, so wins and losses cancel. What you give up is half your stake on the 7.47% of rounds that tie: 3.73% of everything you bet, a 96.27% return.

The Tie pays short

A tie comes up 31 times in 415, about once in 13 rounds. To break even it would need to pay about 12.4 to 1; at 11 to 1 it returns 89.64%.

The Suited Tie pays shorter still

A suited tie comes up 7 times in 415, about once in 59 rounds. Breaking even would take about 58.3 to 1; at 50 to 1 it returns 86.02%.

Official rules: Evolution Dragon Tiger game rules, checked October 30, 2026. The rules at your casino may show different figures; its in game help is the version that applies to you.

Is there a Dragon Tiger strategy?

Only one choice matters: which bet you make. The cards decide everything else, and there is nothing to do once they are dealt.

Dragon or Tiger, it makes no difference

Both sides pay the same and are equally likely at every point in the shoe, whatever has been dealt before. No road or streak can point to a better side.

The main bet is the cheapest

Dragon and Tiger cost 3.73% of each bet. The Tie costs 10.36% and the Suited Tie 13.98%, so a side bet next to your main bet raises the cost of every round.

What you can control

Your cost per round

House edge, cheapest first. A shorter bar costs less.

  1. Dragon and 1 more3.73%
  2. Tie10.36%
  3. Suited Tie13.98%

Your stake per round

Every chip on Dragon, Tiger, Tie or Suited Tie is a separate bet. Set a total stake per round before you start.

How long you play

Rounds are quick. At 96.27%, the main bet costs about $3.73 for every $100 you bet over time.

Play for fun, with money you can afford to lose. Set a time and money limit before you start and keep to it. If gambling stops being fun or you feel the urge to chase losses, take a break and get support: see our problem gambling help page.

Full game specifications

🎰 Game specifications

Format
Live card game: one card each to Dragon and Tiger from an eight deck shoe
RTP stated by the studio
96.27% (a Dragon or Tiger bet; Tie 89.64%, Suited Tie 86.02%)
Cards
Eight decks, no jokers
Card order
Ace (1, lowest) up to King (highest); suits do not rank
Bets
Dragon, Tiger, Tie, Suited Tie
Tie on Dragon or Tiger
Half the bet returned
Shuffle
When the cut card comes out

Dragon Tiger FAQ

Does a Suited Tie also win the Tie bet?

Yes. The Tie bet pays 11 to 1 on any tie, whatever the suits. A Suited Tie bet pays 50 to 1 only when the cards match in suit too, and a Dragon or Tiger bet gets half back on either kind of tie.

Is an Ace high or low?

Low. The Ace counts 1 and loses to every other card, while the King beats everything. A Dragon Ace against a Tiger 2 is a Tiger win.

What is the biggest payout?

The Suited Tie at 50 to 1. A $10 Suited Tie bet that wins returns $510, your $10 plus $500. Table limits cap how much you can stake on each bet.

When is the shoe shuffled?

Play continues until the cut card comes out, then a dealer or a shuffler reshuffles. Where a shuffle table is used, the dealer swaps to a second shoe so play carries on while the first is shuffled.

What happens if I lose my connection or the round goes wrong?

If you disconnect, your bets stay in play and are settled without you; the result shows in your game history. If the dealer makes an error that cannot be fixed at once, or the game malfunctions, the round is cancelled and bets are returned.

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