Popular among high- rollers and Asian gamblers, considered as one of the oldest and most popular games in casinos all over the world is the baccarat. It is a simple casino card game, usually played in a separate casino area, which has only three possible results- player, banker and tie. These are just options on which the customer can bet. The player does not refer to the customer and the banker does not refer to the house. This card game is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy. It is played by players, who are well dressed, in a playing table about the size of a craps table with three casino dealers and up to 12 or 14 players.
Baccarat player’s objective is to bet for the side whose cards have a point total closest to 9. Aces count as 1, cards 2 through 9 counts at face value and 10 as well as all face cards count as 0. Baccarat payouts are very straight forward. You will be paid out at 1 to 1 if you bet on a winning player’s hand. The payout is also 1 to 1 if you wager on a winning house hand. On the other hand, the payoff is 8 to 1 if you bet on a tie. Usually the minimum bet is $1 and a maximum bet is $250.
