You might think it's a complicated game. The game of Baccarat originated in France. Basically, this is a game played on online casinos that has a reputation for being a game for the richest gamblers and that it usually scares of the average player.
However, nowadays more and more people are discovering that Baccarat is really good game for the small stakes player because it has a small advantage for the casino and it’s very simple to play. The game is very popular in Japan, where you can find it in a fancy online casino (オンラインカジノ) offering some large Baccarat tables that can seat up to 14 players, but most casinos will offer a mini-Baccarat table which can seat up to 8 players. Either the case, the game is played pretty much the same, except that all of the hands are dealt out by the dealer and the players never touch the cards.
Other than that, the rules are virtually the same. One difference you’ll find is that betting minimums will always be lower on a mini-Baccarat and it’s usually pretty easy to find a table with a 10$ minimum. The game is very simple to play and that’s because the only decision you have to make is what bet you want to make from the three that are available: player, banker, tie.
It is a really exciting game and it’s really easy to learn. A typical game can end with 3 outcomes: the player can win, the banker can win or it can end in a tie. It’s a game where you can either bet on the player’s or the banker’s hand.
The bets must be placed on before the cards are dealt. The game starts with a number of 2 cards being dealt from a shoe that usually contains 8 decks of cards. One hand is dealt for to the player and the other one to the banker. A player or casino operator holding the shoe slides one card out and places it face up in the Player's box on the felt table. The next card, the first of the Banker hand, is placed in the Banker's box on the table. The house then deals another Player card, then the second Banker card. The dealer's first round consists of two cards for both the Player and Banker. The values of the two cards in each hand are added together and the object of the game is to have a total as close to 9 as possible. After the values of the first two cards are totalled, a third card can be drawn by either the player, the banker or both.
The decision as to whether or not a third card should be drawn is not decided by the dealer or the player, it is only decided by the rules of the game. So don’t be shy and jump right into it !