When ever you walk into any Casino in the world you will see
a Baccarat table and its usually jammed packed with people
looking to make some quick money. The Baccarat table is
close to the size of the craps table with three casino
dealers and up to 12 to 14 players at a time. When you see a
Baccarat table its very straightforward because its made up
of Three sections. The sections consist of the Player, The
Banker and the Tie. The players or player will have to bet
on one of the Three sections to win. The game Baccarat would
differ from casino to casino usually the game is played when
the players deal the cards or the dealer would deal. Online
Baccarat layout would include a Caller (Croupier), Dealer
#1, Dealer #2, a Drop Box, Discard Trays and Tips box.
The game is played by players betting on the Punto which
means "Player" and the Banco aka (banker) or on the Tie
section. Every section is played with two cards where the
punto would have to bet on the section that is going to win.
When Baccarat game begins the Player would start to bet
either the Player, Banker or the Tie. Once all the bets are
final the dealer will hand you your cards face down first
one to the you the "Player" and then one to the him "The
Banker" then to player then the banker. On your fist deal
you would receive two cards face down and then both cards in
each hand are turned over and added together and the
croupier calls the total.
History of Baccarat
Baccarat is played in the Casinos all around the world
and it can be traced back as early as the 14th Century to
France from Italy during the reign of Charles V111 who ruled
from 1483 to 1498. Baccarat is one of the oldest games
played in any casino, but there is a lot of speculation of
the origin of the game. A man named Felix Falguierein who
was an Italian gambler that played with a deck of Tarot
cards. Most people think of Baccarat is just a funny name
but to the French the name "Baccarat" is known as "Zero"
what translates in the french language. There are a lot of
similarities between other card games such as Faro and
Basset that where extremely popular in the 18 Century. When
the game started to expand all across France during the 15
Century it was played by only the elite class. Even though
Baccarat was illigal and was banned across the country there
where tons of secret held games where they would get
together. Eventually the game was made legal by the
government and all the winnings where taxed to help out the
poor people of the France. Over time Baccarat was the game
of choice and grew extremely popular all over to the point
that Casinos were popping up all over Europe.
Since Baccarat has been around for centuries there are many
myths that go along with it as well. Based on the Etruscan
ritual, a women who was a virgin would threw the nine sided
dice and if it showed 8 or 9 she would be come a priestess.
This means that she would have religious power. On the other
hand if she was unlucky and rolled either a Six or Seven she
wasn't able to roll the dice ever again in her life. Any
virgin that would roll anything less than a Six would be in
deep trouble because she would have to walk down to the sea
and kill herself by drowning.
During the 20th Century Baccarat popularity grew all over
Europe. A Greek man named "Nico Zographos" came along with
is team called "Greek Syndicate" making themselves the the
greatest gambling team in history. This very powerful team
made close to 6 Million as they counted cards and studied
the body language from the other opponents. If you travel to
France and play Baccarat it is called Chemin De Fer what
translates to "Railroad". The game moved to England where it
became externally popular and eventually made its way to
America during the 20th Century.
How To Play Baccarat
To play the game online Baccarat is to bet on either the
house or the player or players with cards that tally up a
point closest to 9. These totals are then added up according
to the following card values. Aces would count as 1 and all
the card through out 2 through 9 count as a face value, and
any 10s or face cards would count as Zero 0. You should know
that if you are dealt for example a 9 and a 7, the total
wouldn't be 16 but would count as a 6. If you where to
receive for example a 3 or an 8, the total is not 11 it
would count as a 1. Its not possible to have a combinations
of your cards with a total of more than 9. To receive the
best hand in the game is the one that total 9 with the first
tow cards that you are dealt. Your second best hand would be
a total of 8 and along with the 9 these hands would make up
the two "natural hands". You can beat a natural eight with a
natural nine only. All of the bets would become void in case
there would be a tie if the player has bet on a tie, which
is very unlikely. You would need to stand if your score is
either a 6 or a 7 and hit if your card score would be less
then 4.
Online payouts are pretty much straightforward and generally
easy to understand. When you bet on the winning hand you
will be be paid out at 1 to 1. Once you would wager on a
winning house hand i also would pay you 1 to 1. If you bet
on a Tie you the payoff is 8 to 1 what is best payout in the
game. Usually online Baccarat tables give you a minimum bet
of $1 and up to the maximum bet of $250.
Online Baccarat
There are many advantages when you play online
Baccarat at home. You will gain all the confidence you
need if you ever had to play with people at a casino live
because when you play online you would be trained with all
the best strategies. You don't want to go all the way on a
plane to your favourite casino and spend the money on hotel
when you can play online and never have to take time off
work and have just the amount of fun you would have at a
live casino.
Here is a screenshot of a typical online baccarat game: