Global Sports: A History of Baccarat

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A History of Baccarat

By Ben Payne


Baccarat was origionally an Italian game, introduced to France while in the reign of King Charles VIII, who ruled France from 1483 to 1498. It rapidly grew to be exceedingly well-known among the French nobility. Even though baccarat has always been very popular in European and Latin American casinos, it has never caught on as firmly as Blackjack in casinos in the us.In the 1950s, baccarat became popular in Las Vegas. This rise in play was largely as a result of initiatives of Frank Sinatra who was a co-owner of The Sands at that time. Baccarat was targeted to high rollers-the tables: special areas that had been roped off and had dealers dressed up in tuxedos increasing the lure and standing of the game itself.In more recent years, many US casinos have begun to present 'mini baccarat' with decreased stakes, enjoyed on a regular blackjack shaped table. Baccarat is in reality a simple game with only three possible outcomes -player, banker and tie. The term player doesnt refer to the gambler, banker doesn't make reference to the house, they're merely choices on which players can bet.Baccaratis unusual in that any score of 10 is worth zero, or "baccarat". Nine is the greatest score that can be achieved. Two face cards would have a score of zero, a nine and six won't equal 15, but instead equal five minus the first digit. Aces count as 1, and the remaining portion of the cards retain their origional worth.
There are 3 accepted types of baccarat:1]Baccarat Chemin de Fer- This literally means "railway", probably making reference to the shoe as being a train travelling around the table.

2]Baccarat Banque or a deux tableau- This is the earliest variation of the game.


3]Punto Banco North American baccarat. Punto Banco is played in the United States, Canada and Australia-a variant of baccarat in which the casino banks the game continually. Gamblers may bet on either the player or the banker, the designations for the two hands dealt in each game. The object of Punto Banco is to bet on the hand with the highest total, remembering that two face cards equal zero 10 plus 10 equals 20, minus the first digit is zero or baccarat.


Mini baccarat is now relatively well-liked game because the lower stakes. It is basically the same game as Punto Banco North American Baccarat, but played out on a table similar to a Blackjack table. Baccarat and also mini baccarat can be found at many casinos across the United States and Canada, even though it's level of popularity continues to be 2nd to other illustrious gambling card games like Texas hold 'em poker and Blackjack.




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