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The Rules of Baccarat

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The Rules of 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 version of baccarat that is played today came from the Capri Casino in Havana, Cuba.

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 dealer (banker) 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, dealer 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, unless Banker has a 'Natural'
6-7-8-9	Stand

Banker's Hand

Player Draws Third Card

Score of Banker's Two Cards	Draw when Player's Third Card is:	Stand when Player's Third Card is:
0-1-2	Draw always, unless Player has a 'Natural'	Draw always, unless Player has a 'Natural'
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	Stand always	Stand always
8-9	Player and Banker stand	Player and Banker stand

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

The scores of the player and dealer 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) and winning bets on a tie pay 9 to 1.
Note: In case of a 'tie', all bets placed on 'player' or 'banker' are returned to the player.

Gameplay

Table Limits

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

General Text Boxes

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

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

General Options
Back - Pressing 'Back' returns you to the Options Screen.

'?' (Help) - Pressing 'Help' opens the Help screen relevant to the room you're currently in. In this case, Baccarat.

'$' (Cashier) - Pressing '$' opens the Cashier screen.

Timer - This is the circle at the bottom-right corner of the screen. On every round, you have 45 seconds to make your decisions. The Timer indicates how much time you have left before reaching the time limit. If you haven't finished making your decisions during the specified time limit, you will exit the table.

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.

Won / Lost Labels - These labels appear above the cards and indicate whether you have won or lost.

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 and $100
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.

Deal
Once you've placed your bets on the table press 'Deal' 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 Money mode only).