Baccarat, how to play - BeTheWinner Casino

How to play Baccarat

It is believed that the game of Baccarat originated in Italy, around 1490. The word baccarat is derived from the Italian word baccara, meaning zero, and refers to the zero value given to all of the face cards and tens. Eventually Baccarat evolved into European Baccarat and the French game Chemin de Fer (French for railroad - probably depicting the shoe as a train traveling around the table). By mid-century Baccarat had become the game of choice for the French nobility, and is currently among the most popular casino games. Contrary to its appearance, Baccarat is one of the simplest games to play.

The player makes only two decisions, before each hand is dealt - selection of the position he/she believes will win the next hand (player, banker or tie), and determining the amount of the wager. The object of Baccarat is to wager on the hand that will win with a point total of 9, or as close to it as possible. Cards from 2-9 are counted at their face value, aces are worth 1, and picture cards and tens are counted as 0 (suits do not matter). The player has no decisions to make during the game itself.
Our Baccarat game is played with 6 decks of cards, which are shuffled after each round.

Playing the Game of Baccarat

Each round begins when the player bets on the player, banker or a tie. After the player's bet is placed, the player and the Banker (dealer) receive each two cards. The score of each hand appears to the left of the cards.

For example: If the player's two cards are '4' and '9', then their total is 13, and the score (that appears to the left of the player's cards) is '3'. The score always ranges from 0 to 9. A third card may or may not be dealt to the player, Banker or both.
Note: If either the player or the banker has a score of 8 or a 9 they both stand (this is called a natural).

Third Card Rules

Player's Hand
Player's Actions

Player's Two-Card Score	Player's Action
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Draw 3d card, unless Banker has a Natural
6, 7, 8 or 9	Stand, don't draw 3d card

Banker's Hand
If Player Draws Third Card

Score of Banker's Two Cards	Draw when Player's Third Card is:
0, 1, 2	Draw always (any card)
3	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
4	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
5	4, 5, 6, 7
6	6, 7
7, 8, 9	Stand always

If Player Doesn't Draw Third Card (Player Stands)

Score of Banker's Two Cards	Banker's Action
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Draw, unless Player has a Natural
6, 7, 8, 9	Stand, don't draw 3d card

The scores of the player and Banker are compared, and the winner is the one with the highest score.

Winning bets on the player pay 1 to 1
Winning bets on the banker pay 19 to 20 (even money less a 5% commission)
Winning bets on a tie pay 9 to 1.
In case of a tie, all bets placed on player or banker are returned to the player.

Table Limits

Table Type	Minimum Bet	Maximum Bet
I	$2	$100
II	$5	$200
III	$25	$350

VIP Club Table Limits

Table Type	Minimum Bet	Maximum Bet
I	$25	$750
II	$25	$1500
III	$25	$2500

General Text Boxes

Last Round - This tells you how much you've won or lost in the previous round.

Dealer Points - This is your current Dealer Points balance. As Player, you accumulate 1 Dealer Point on every dollar you place as a bet. As Dealer, 1 Dealer Point is deducted for every 1 dollar bet against you.

Balance - This is your current Fun / Real-Money Balance (in US dollars).

Commission - When playing as Dealer, you pay a commission of 1.5% on the total bets placed against you (when playing as Player you do not pay commissions).

General Options

Pressing 'Exit Table' returns you to the Options Screen.

Pressing 'Lobby' returns you to the Lobby.

Pressing 'Help' opens the Help screen relevant to the room you're currently in.

Pressing 'Chat' opens the Chat window.

Playing as Player

BeTheWinner Casino lets you play either as Player or as Banker. Playing as Banker is optional and is not mandatory. If you do not wish to play as Banker, you can play the traditional role of the Player, knowing you can rely on the fairness and credibility of BeTheWinner Casino.

Baccarat Text Boxes

Card Labels - These labels appear to the left of the playing cards and inform you what is the current sum of the cards.
Bet Labels - These labels appear to the left of your bet and inform you how much money you have placed on the table.

Game Options

'Tie', 'Banker', 'Player' - Click on the position you believe will win the next hand - Player, Banker or Tie.

Game Chips: $1, $5, $25 $100 and $500 - With the Game Chips you make your bet on the table by creating a Chip Tower. You may remove chips from the Chip Tower by clicking on the left mouse button while placing the cursor on the Chip Tower.

Continue - Once you've placed your bets on the table press 'Continue' to deal the cards.

Disconnections

Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden disconnections. We have designed our software to cope with such incidents in a manner that our clients will be protected from unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional disconnections and/or system abuse.

Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the Player placed his/her bet and before the Player pressed the 'Deal' button, the Player's bet will be returned to his/her Balance.

Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the Player pressed the 'Deal' button, the round will continue until the end of the current playing round. This has no effect on the Player, since the Player makes no decisions after the cards are dealt.

After connection is re-established the Player can enter the History page and see the results of the last round (History is available for Real Money mode only).

Playing as Banker

BeTheWinner Casino offers you the unique option of playing the role of the Banker. This option increases your chances of winning, since you gain some of the favorable odds reserved for the casino. At the end of every round the casino takes a commission of 1.5% of the total bets bet against the Banker.

Example

You choose to play in Table Type II. The system then matches a Player to the Banker and after you Approve the next round, the Player places his/her bets on the table. Let's say the Player places $10 on Banker. The Player's first two cards are 10, 3, and the Banker's first two cards are 10, K. According to the rules of Baccarat, the Player draws a third card and receives a 10. Therefore, the Banker must draw a third card and receives a Q. The Player's score is 3 and the Banker's score is 0. The Player loses his/her bet and since the bet against the Banker was $10 the casino takes a commission of 1.5%*10 = $0.15, which means you win 10-0.15 = $9.85 on this round.

Minimum Dealer Points and Balance

You can play as Banker once you have accumulated enough Dealer Points and in addition you need to have enough money in your Balance, according to the game's limits described in the Game Options page.
The Minimum Balance required is a bit higher than the total winnings of the Player in a given round, which are: 9 * (Maximum Bet) + 1.5%(Casino commission) * (Maximum Bet)

Approve Button / Auto-Approve Feature

When playing as Banker, before each round commences you must Approve the next round. After you approve the round, the Player can place his/her bets and play the round. The Auto-Approve feature lets you automatically approve the next rounds, without having to approve every round individually.

Disconnections

Should a disconnection occur after the Banker pressed the Approve button, play will continue until the Player has finished his turn. This has no effect on the Banker, since the Banker is played automatically according to the rules of the game.

After connection is re-established you can enter the History page and see the results of the last round (History is available for Real Money mode only).

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