Baccarat Articles

This unique, relaxing card game is easy to master, exciting to play and is considered one of the most prestigious casino offerings.

It’s the number 9 number 9, number 9 in the game of Baccarat. The winner is the banker or player hand that holds two or three cards totaling closest to nine.

All number cards, 2 through 9, count as their face value or the number of pips on the card. All 10s and face cards count as 10. Aces count as 1. No hand can be worth more than 9.

For example, if the hand has a king (10) and a 2, then it totals not 12, but 2. To quickly determine the value of a hand greater than 9, simply use the last digit of the total number--such as 9 for 19, 0 for 20 or 7 for 17.

Baccarat is dealt from a shoe holding eight decks of cards. This appealing table game presents an additional benefit with a low house advantage. Don’t let the roots of the game from the term baccara, meaning zero, fool you for this casino game is at the top of the intelligent gambler’s list.

Baccarat Quiz
Want to join the Baccarat Club? Before tackling this exciting game, I suggest you take the time for this Baccarat quiz to test your knowledge. Baccarat is what I call a ‘value’ game with a low house advantage and every player should ‘bank’ on this fast-paced game. Let’s begin the Baccarat journey with some basics.

Baccarat Rules & Strategies
You say baccarat is an expensive game that is not in your budget? In fact, this table game is affordable--especially when you play the mini-version at a mini-price. Baccarat is trying to shake its blue-blood image. In ...

Baccarat Rules & Strategies 2
In Part 1 of your baccarat education, you learned about the banker and player bet plus the card count. We now continue with this fun game and include mini-baccarat. Mathematically, the banker hand has a slight edge ...

Baccarat Rules & Strategies 3
In the past, I have written articles about this popular game.I recommended baccarat to casino gamblers who want to learn a card game with a low casino advantage without the huge learning curve required for blackjack. ...

Baccarat & Mini-Baccarat Quick Tips
This article serves as a mini-education offering strategies, rules and a brief outline of the game delivered in quick informational bites. 1) You bet on either of the two hands to win-Banker or Player. 2) Additional ...