BACCARAT – INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Baccarat! A deceptively simple card game, enjoyed by players all around the world for its elegant game play and exciting moments.
PAYOUT SYSTEM
Player – 1:2
Banker – 0.95:1
Tie – 8:1
Player Pair – 11:1
Banker Pair – 11:1
If the hands tie, any bets placed on the Player or the Banker are returned to you (“Push”).
Game Goal
In Baccarat, the goal of the game is to correctly guess which side will achieve a card value dosest to 9: the Player or the Banker.
How to play
To place your bet, select your bet value by pressing on the desired chips from the chip tray and then placing those chips on the table, by pressing on any of the available bet positions: “PLAYER”, ‘BANKER”, and “TIE”. Side bets are available as well: “PLAYER PAIR”, and “BANKER PAIR’. You cannot place a bet on the “PLAYER” and the “BANKER” at the same time
If you wish to adjust your bets, you can double their current value by pressing the’ DOUBLE ALL’ button, or you can press the “CLEAR ALL button, to remove all placed bets from the table. Alternatively, you can remove specific bets by pressing the “x” button next to the chips of the respective bet you want to remove.
After you have placed your bets, press “DEAL” to begin the game round.
Game Rules
The game is played with 8 standard 52-card decks.
The highest possible value of any hand is 9 points.
At the beginning of the game round, two cards are dealt to each side; two to the Player, and two to the Banker. A third card may be dealt to either side, based on the Third Card rules. Card values are calculated as follows:
• Cards 2 to 9 are worth their numeric value in points.
• Aces are worth 1 point.
• 10, J, Q, and K are worth 0.
• Card suits are not relevant.
The true value of each hand is calculated by adding the value of the received cards and subtracting 10 points from the outcome if the final sum is 10 or above. E.g., if the Player is dealt a 5 and a 7, the final point value is 2 (5+7=12, 12-10=2). In the same vein, if the Banker is dealt an Ace and a 9. the final point value is 0 (1+9=10. 10-10=0).
Third Card Rules
A third card may be dealt to either side, based on the following set of rules:
• If either the Player or the Banker has a total of 8 or 9 in their initial hand (i.e. the first two cards dealt to each hand), then no additional cards are drawn for either side.
• The Player is always the first to receive a third card if applicable.
• If the Player has a point value of 0-5, the player is dealt a third card. If the Player has an initial total of 6 or 7, they stand.
• The Banker is dealt a third card according to the table below:
Shuffling and changing deck shoes
When a new deck is being used, the deck will be shuffled and then cut. A cutting card will then be placed 16 cards from the bottom of the shoe, after the cut. When the cutting cord appears during dealing, the dealer will finish dealing that hand, and then change decks at the start of the next game round.
At the start of a new shoe (after the shuffle and the cut), the dealer will turn over one card. The value of the card will determine how many cards the dealer will “burn” (i.e. immediately send to the discard tray). For the purposes of ‘burning” cards, pip cards will discard their displayed numerical value, and face cards count as 10.
Side bets
Side bets enhance the experience and heighten the excitement of the game, by offering bigger wins:
Player Pair & Banker Pair. This side bet wins, if the two initial cards dealt to the selected side constitute any type of ”pair (e.g. two 7s, two Kings, etc.).
SETTINGS
MUSIC: Enable/disable the background music in the game. You can choose the type of music using the jukebox which is accessed directly via the jukebox icon in the game panel.
SOUNDS: Enable/disable the sound effects of the game.
VOLUME: Adjust the volume of the music and sound effects.
SESSION HISTORY: Access your betting history, and browse your latest bets.
NOTE: MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS
