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There are many debates pertaining to the history of baccarat, particularly where the game was invented: France or Italy. It's difficult to trace back the origins of this game mainly because slight variations of it name are used in both countries, each wanting to claim it as theirs. According to many, the game was first invented in Italy by a gambler Felix Falguiere, where it acquired the Italian name 'baccara', meaning zero in English. Eventually,
baccarat evolved into European baccarat and the French game 'chemin de fer'. The difference is one of the players banks the game instead of the casino. Unlike the heavily ordered and systematic American casinos, these Portuguese tables often allow multiple players to bet on a single spot at the same time, while the expert dealers mentally keep track of each players commission on winning bank
bets. A number of casinos have installed a smaller version of the baccarat game played on standard blackjack-sized gaming tables. It is played by the exact same rules, but lacks the accoutrements of the formal version. Some casinos have Mini-Baccarat in the regular gaming areas which is the same game except the minimum bets are lower.
Baccarat has one of the lowest house edges of any casino game (1.06%), making it an excellent value. It's a good, simple game for those graduating from slots.
Anyone who likes a challenge will get bored with this game quickly. Baccarat (pronounced bah-kah-rah) does have a couple of things in common with blackjack. The two cards might as be called Hand 1 and Hand 2. In Mini-Baccarat a casino employee deals the cards. Three cards is the max, though, no matter what. Baccarat is generally played at about 50-120 hands per hour, and Mini-Baccarat is played at about 150-300 hands per hour. Remember the slower you play, the longer your money will last. Try to play Baccarat at crowded tables, because that slows down the play. If the score of either hand totals 8 or 9, the game is over and no
further cards are dealt to either hand. If the Banker hand
totals 7, 8 or 9, the Banker does not get another card. To calculate the score for the hand,
add the values of each card and drop the ten's digit.
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