Baccarat

May 12, 2023

 

THE BACCARAT TERMS

Baccarat is a popular card game comprising of two hands, BANKER/PLAYER. The winning hand will be the hand whose card total is nearest to 9. In the game of Baccarat, Aces have a value of one and ten/face cards are valued at zero.

THE RANGE OF BETS IN BACCARAT

Baccarat tables have varying minimum and maximum bets. Before you sit down, please check the sign displaying the minimum and maximum bets at the table, and look for the no-commission signs. Please ask any of our gaming team for assistance.

THE ODDS OF WINNING

Where numbered cards less than 10 count as their face values, Aces are worth one, and 10 and face (picture) cards are worth zero. Two cards are dealt to both the Player’s hand and the Banker’s hand, then depending on the totals of those two cards, a third card may be dealt to either or each hand. These totals are read as if the first digit does not exist – so a hand totaling 15 becomes five.

The Winner of the game has the total card value closest to nine. Players can bet on the Player’s hand or the Banker’s hand, or bet that the hands will tie and place

a Player Pair/ Banker Pair bet. The House margin for Mini Baccarat is around 1.2%.

THE AIM OF THE GAME

Each baccarat hand has three possible outcomes: "Player", "Banker", and "Tie". A Player can bet on any of the three positions.

HOW TO PLAY

Baccarat is a glamorous game with flexible limits, where you decide to bet on a player or banker. The one with the highest point or the point closest to 9 will be the winning hand. The minimum point is 0 while the maximum point is 9.

The game begins with you betting on either Player or Banker using House chips only. Betting limits are displayed at the gaming table.

Four cards will be dealt by the House: the first and third cards will go to the player’s hand, while the second and fourth cards will be the banker’s hand.

Only one more card may be drawn by either side, governed by the Baccarat rules. The Player draws the third card first. Drawing of the Banker’s third card depends on the Player’s third card.

When either Player or Banker has a value of “Natural” 8 or 9 on the initial two cards, no third card will be drawn for either side. If one side has a “Natural” 8 and the other side a “Natural” 9, the “Natural” 9 wins.

WINNING BET PAYOUTS

For bets on the banker side, the House takes a commission of 5% on each betting.

You may also bet that the result will be a draw or tie. When a tie results, tie bets are paid eight to one; other bets neither win nor lose.

NO-COMMISSION BACCARAT

Players also have the option of playing No-Commission Baccarat at designated tables with proper signage displayed.

All winning banker bets will be paid even money except when the banker side wins on total points of 6 – the winning banker bets will be paid with 50% rate of the amount betted. (For example, a USD100 winning banker bet will be paid USD50.)

 RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING

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