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Online Gambling Tips > Baccarat Rules
The gambling rules of baccarat are elementary and
easy to follow. Once you learn it's effortless to remember
and you will most certainly feel fully comfortable playing
it online, or even sitting at any baccarat table and mini
baccarat table in a casino.
Many online gambling casinos offer free software
downloads for this game, and if you are a beginner you will
especially find it easy to play right along. In fact most
people find it to be much easier to learn (even teach) by
downloading the game from a real casino (one with free play)
and reading along while tinkering with the software. Some of
the 'instructional' software that you will find tends to be
so complex that you are left a little confused instead of
clear about rules and how to play.
When gambling in the game of
baccarat you are given the choice of either wagering on the
banker hand winning, the player hand winning, or a tie
between the two. Players are dealt two cards and the banker
is dealt two cards. If the hand that you are wagering on
wins, you win even money. Even money wagers are when your
profit is the same as your bet. For example, if you bet $10
you win back that $10, plus $10 more. If you wager on a tie
and there is in fact a tie, you are paid 8 to 1. For
example, if you wager $10 on a tie to win, you get the $10
wager back, plus $80 more.
The objective of your two-card hand is to
try and have a total that is close to 9. Tens and face cards
have a value of 0. Aces are worth 1, and cards 2-9 are worth
their face value. The easiness of baccarat rules mirror the
easiness of the scoring and objective itself. Although there
is no such thing as going 'bust' (like in blackjack), when
your two card total is a two digit number, the first digit
is dropped. For example, if you are dealt a pair of eights,
the total is 16, but the count is set to 6, dropping the
first digit.
If the first two cards of a hand
total 8 or 9 the hand is proclaimed a 'natural' and wins
unless there is a tie between to naturals. If either hand is
a natural, both hands stand, and the natural wins. If the
total is not a natural win on either hand, another card is
drawn for each hand to determine the winner. Winning
banker hands are usually charged around 5% by the casino.
Remember, any one can be the banker, not just a casino
employee. Knowing this is enough to realize and gain the
advantage at baccarat. If the casinos take a cut of just one
hand, you know that just one hand has a good chance of
winning.
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