| Baccarat
If you are not familiar
with Baccarat, proceed straight to the Baccarat
Rules. Return to this page after you have learned the rules.
To play the game:
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Click on a chip of desired value to
select it (lower left corner of the
screen). Then move your cursor to the
middle of the screen and click on any
of the three areas on the table (player,
banker or tie) to place your bet there.
Every click on the area adds one chip
to the bet. Select another chip if you
wish to increase the bet by some other
amount. Right clicking on the area removes
one chip. You can place several chips
into several areas at the same time.
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Click the Deal button.
Cards are now dealt and you will see the
game result. Click New Game
if you wish to play again. Place your bets
as described above and click Deal.
You can also click Rebet
to place the same bet as in the previous
round.
Buttons:
| Deal |
Deal out the cards. |
| Rebet |
Place the same bet as in the previous
round and deal the cards. |
| Skip Turn |
Skip your turn when playing in
multiplayer mode. |
| New Game |
Start a new game round. |
| Game History |
See the dates, bets and results
of your previous game rounds. |
| Chat |
To chat with other players (in
multiplayer mode only), click this
button, type your message and then
click this button again (or press
enter). |
| Help |
Open the help file (which you
are reading right now). |
| Options |
Open the Options dialog box
see the Options
section of this help file. |
| Lobby |
Press this to exit the game and
go back to lobby. You canËt exit in
the middle of a game round. |
Shortcut keys
If you wish, you can press the following
keys on your keyboard instead of clicking
on the buttons on the screen.
| Press this
key |
To do this |
| TAB |
Tab between the buttons
on the screen. |
| ENTER |
Click the button that
is currently highlighted. |
| SPACEBAR |
Place your previous
bet (same as the Rebet button). |
| Number 1 |
Add the currently selected
chip to the Tie field. |
| Number 2 |
Add the currently selected
chip to the Banker field. |
| Number 3 |
Add the currently selected
chip to the Player field. |
| ESC |
Exit the game and go
back to lobby. |
Note: If
you are disconnected from the Internet in
the middle of a game, re-establish your
Internet connection and log back into the
casino. You can then click the Game
History button to see the outcome
of your previous round.
Baccarat
Rules
The object of baccarat is to obtain a hand
with a point total closest to 9. Aces count
as one; 2 through 9 as their face value;
tens and picture cards count as zero. If
the value of the hand is ten points or more,
subtract ten, and the remainder is the baccarat
point value of the hand. For example: 7+6=13=3
and 4+6=10=0
Place your wager on the bankerËs hand and/or
on the player's hand and/or on a tie. The
player and the banker are then each dealt
a two-card hand. In certain cases, a third
card is dealt to the player or the banker
or both (Third Card Rules). Cards are dealt
from a shoe that holds 6 decks of cards.
The decks are shuffled each round.
The player closest to 9, wins.
If you bet on the player and the player
wins, you are paid 2 for 1 winnings on your
bet.
If you bet on the banker and the banker
wins, you are paid 2 for 1 minus 5% bank
commission (vigorish).
If both the player's hand and the banker's
hand have equal totals, the game result
is a †tieË. If you have placed a bet on
the †tieË field, your payoff is 9 for 1.
Third Card Rules
The following baccarat rule chart governs
when the player and/or the banker will automatically
be dealt (i.e. Ÿdraws÷) a third card in
the baccarat game:
Player
| Point Value
of First Two Cards: |
|
| 0
“ 1 “ 2 -ß 3 “ 4 “ 5 |
Draws a card. |
| 6 “ 7 |
Stands. |
| 8 “ 9 |
ŸNatural hand÷, no
further draw. |
Banker
| Point Value
of First Two Cards: |
Draws when
the playerËs third card is: |
Does not draw
when the playerËs third card is: |
| 0 “ 1 “ 2 |
Always draws a card. |
|
| 3 |
0 “ 1 “ 2 “ 3 “ 4 “
5 “ 6 “ 7 “ 9 |
8 |
| 4 |
2 “ 3 “ 4 “ 5 “ 6 “
7 |
0 “ 1 “ 8 “ 9 |
| 5 |
4 5 6 7 |
0 1 2 3 8
9 |
| 6 |
6 7 |
0 1 2 3 4
5 8 9 |
| 7 |
Always stands. |
|
| 8 9 |
Player cannot draw. |
Player cannot draw. |
Important note: If either
the player and /or the Banker has a total
of 8 or 9, they both stand. This Rule overrides
all other rules.
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