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As an instance, in a standard game of blackjack the casino or home is the lender for the sport. If you win, the casino pays you and once you lose you cover the casino. The blackjack fashion games extended in poker rooms in California need to be banked by a participant or other thing not on the casino.

I've never heard of such a thing, though I am from New York I am curious to know if it exists and what the catch is.

You have to paya couple bucks to bank and the bank rotates so you will be playing some hands as a player at some point. Different clubs have different rules but if you watch the tables and try to find a table full of players who are making a lot of bad plays then sit there and find out how to play the minimum number of hands as a player in order to be entitled to bank. Just try sitting at a BJ table at the card room, watch and ask the banker/dealer questions. They wont mind explaining it to you.Here is a link to an older article on the blackjackforum.com site.
In non-tribal card rooms, I think the player banking option rotates every two hands. You can also co-bank with the house if you don't have the bankroll, but there is a minimum amount you need to cover.

You have to paya couple bucks to bank and the bank rotates so you will be playing some hands as a player at some point. Different clubs have different rules but if you watch the tables and try to find a table full of players who are making a lot of bad plays then sit there and find out how to play the minimum number of hands as a player in order to be entitled to bank. Just try sitting at a BJ table at the card room, watch and ask the banker/dealer questions. They wont mind explaining it to you.

It is a flat commission or is it based on total action on the hand, win/loss, etc?
I would think the best strategy would be to find the table with the heaviest action (assuming you have the bankroll). You make 4x the EV off a $100 player vs. a $25 player, which will likely exceed the additional EV from bad play by the $25 player.As I understand it, it is a flat amount for each position. Also, the player banker is not responsible for the 'bonus' bet payouts for premium hands (suited blackjack, three sevens, etc.).
This wackiness all stems from California requiring all table games to be parimutual. It is illegal to play against the house.

As I understand it, it is a flat amount for each position. Also, the player banker is not responsible for the 'bonus' bet payouts for premium hands (suited blackjack, three sevens, etc.).
This wackiness all stems from California requiring all table games to be parimutual. It is illegal to play against the house.

Except for tribal casinos right?Table games in California tribal casinos are supposed to be parimutual too. The only house vs. player games allowed are class III slot/vp machines.
Here is a link to a more up to date article on banking California table games.
Edit: Many tribal casinos in California have been allowed to offer house banked card games if they have had their compact with the Governor renewed since 1999.

You could... but he house will charge you $2 or $3 to bank, and your buddy has to pay $1 to play, so they still make money.

With a mutual bankroll between player and banker, you could double down much more hands ....

'Technically' they are parimutuel. The 'Corporate' Player/banker is, 'technically' a third party, (although one with extremely deep pockets) leaving the card room operator free to deal the cards, and collect commissions, with no interest in the winner/loser of the game.

I thought that parimutuel meant that all player funds are put into a pool in order to pay odds. If texas holdem is primutual then the CA blackjack games certainly are as well.

With a mutual bankroll between player and banker, you could double down much more hands ....

You could. However, the Corporate banker could also place bets against the player banker, and possibly take all the players action before the partners hand(s) got paid either way. The first position to get paid (aka, 'action' hand) is randomly assigned, and the corporate banker has deep pockets and probably instructions to break the player-banker. The house doesn't care since they get a commission every single hand.

I thought that parimutuel meant that all player funds are put into a pool in order to pay odds. If texas holdem is primutual then the CA blackjack games certainly are as well.

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The cardroom games are 'Player Banked'. In other words, you cannot lose more than you wagered, even as the bank. It also means that you cannot win more as the bank than what is wagered by the other players. (if the other players wagers exceed your bankroll when you play as the 'banker', the corporate player covers the difference.)
I'm not certain about this part, but as I understand it, the entity (player, or corporate) who puts up the majority of the bank gets paid first, (but may not have to pay out first). Again, I am not certain of this procedure, and it may vary from card room to card room.
The house has no interest in who wins or loses since they make their money from commissions on every wager.

I'm not certain about this part, but as I understand it, the entity (player, or corporate) who puts up the majority of the bank gets paid first, (but may not have to pay out first). Again, I am not certain of this procedure, and it may vary from card room to card room.
The house has no interest in who wins or loses since they make their money from commissions on every wager.

I understand, I have played these games many times as both player and banker. They usually use some card, say, the dealers down card, can count out that many spaces from the position where the bank button is and that is the first hand to recieve action, and it goes around the table from there. If a player banks less than the full amount the corporation covers any action beyond the banks wager.

If a player banks less than the full amount the corporation covers any action beyond the banks wager.

What is your understanding of the procedure for paying winners, and dividing the losing wagers, when there is a corporate cover of a player banking?