Baccarat gambling is played with eight complete decks of cards.
The cards are shuffled by the dealer or "croupier," and then reshuffled
and placed in a special box called the "shoe." Baccarat gambling is
played by set rules outlined below. There is no option in Baccarat gambling
on drawing or standing. The object of Baccarat gambling is to come as close
to the number nine as possible. Face cards and tens, or any combination of cards
totaling ten, count as nothing. The ace is counted as one, the deuce is two,
etc. The player with the "shoe" is considered the banker. He may place
his bet either with the bank or with the players. The words "bank"
and "players" are used as terminology for Baccarat gambling.
A player will place a wager on which of two hands (the "Player" or
the "Banker") will have a total point closest to 9. Each hand will
receive at least two cards but no more than three. Baccarat gambling is played
with eight decks of cards. The first and third cards dealt from the shoe constitute
the "Player's" hand, and the second and forth cards constitute the
"Banker's" hand. Face cards and tens count as 0; Aces count as 1,
and all other cards count as face value. If required, a third card is dealt
to each hand according to specific rules outlined in the chart below. If the
point value of the first two cards drawn for either hand is 8 or 9, that is
known as a "Natural" and no additional cards will be drawn. Winning
bets are paid even money. However, a winning "Banker" bet pays a 5%
commission, which is withheld from winnings after each such bet. If both hands
result in identical totals, the "Tie" bet wins, paying 8 to 1. When
a "Tie" occurs, all bets on the "Player" and the "Banker"
are neither paid nor taken.
