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Baccarat is a game with a certain aura. The association with glitz, glamour and adventure has given a lot of people the mistaken impression that playing baccarat is some kind of privilege – that you have to be some kind of fancy high roller or jet setter to be able to enjoy a game of baccarat. Nothing could be further from the truth! Today, the internet has opened this classic table game up to the world and online casino baccarat is enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. For the best online baccarat experience, try the game in all its variants here at All Slots Casino. We have the latest slick software versions. It’s all part of our comprehensive approach to online casino games. No player left behind! We have something for everyone – more than 700 titles ranging from classic card and table games, many of which come in live dealer versions (baccarat’s one of those, roulette’s another!) to casual games like scratch cards and a truly magnificent array of online pokies. Quality, security and a great user experience – that’s our focus and our priority!

How do I play in a baccarat casino online?

“But how does the game work – and how do I play online?” Fair point. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Well, despite its undeniable sophisticated allure, baccarat is not the most complex game on the planet. It boils down to making a betting decision on two different hands of cards. Whether you’re swanning about in Macau or playing in a baccarat casino online from the comfort of your home in New Zealand, the same basic rules apply. To break it down, baccarat is a card game played with 1 to 8 decks of 52 cards (no jokers!) and your role as player is to bet on one of three possibilities: the Banker hand wins, the Player hand wins, or it’s a tie. Once you’ve made your betting decision, the dealer deals out the cards, 2 for you, 2 for the dealer. If the value of the player’s hand is less than 5, they get a third card. The same goes for the dealer, but nobody can get more than 3 cards in baccarat. After that, the cards are revealed and you get to see which hand is highest, Banker or Player, and whether you have won your bet.

Now here’s where it gets interesting from a betting point of view – the value of a hand is calculated differently in baccarat. There are two very important points to keep in mind: Face cards and 10s are equal to 0, the remaining cards are face value (the Ace equals 1) and the final is taken from the last digit of the total. In other words, if you have a 9 and a 6, they make 15, 5 is the last digit, so the final score is 5. If you have a King, a 5 and an Ace, they add up to 6, so the final score is 6. If you get a 4 and a 6, your total is 10 and therefore zero! That’s called a baccarat hand – the worst score you can possibly get.

Playing the best online baccarat casino games

Apart from the intrinsic fascination of the revelation of hands, the best online baccarat casino game moments revolve largely around the betting outcomes. Remember that you have three winning possibilities – Player hand wins, Banker hand wins, or a Tie. Each hand has a different payout – a winning bet on the Player hand receives an even money payout, a winning Banker hand bet is rewarded by an even money payout with a deduction for the house, and a successful bet on a Tie receives a handsome 8 to 1 payout. That only applies if you actually bet on a Tie – if the outcome is a Tie but you bet on something else, you neither win nor lose.

Speak the language of online casino baccarat

Like many a classic casino game, baccarat is positively bristling with jargon, but there’s no need to memorise a barrage of terms of phrases in order to be able to play the game. All you really need is the basic rules introduced above. However, it does help to have some knowledge of what other people are talking about if you are playing online casino baccarat with a live dealer. It’s less important if you’re having a round of baccarat at the tables. Here are some of the turns of phrase that you’re most likely to encounter.

For a start, baccarat refers not only to the game but a zero hand.

The Baccarat Squeeze is a ritualistic way of revealing the cards as slowly as possible within an allotted time – it’s a way to maximise the tension and suspense! In a live dealer scenario, you can click or tap the card to reveal them bit by bit.

The banco is the banker, while a Banker Bet is your decision to bet on the Banker Hand. Don’t bet all the money in your bankroll but play responsibly at all times.

Burning means discarding 3 to 6 cards after the cards are shuffled, before play commences.

The caller oversees all the card activity – you won’t encounter one online!

Say “carte” if you want another card in the current coup, or round of baccarat).

You’ll feel grand if you get Le Grande, which is 9 in a “natural”, the best possible hand, followed by La Petite, which is 8 in a “natural”.

A monkey is a 10 or a face card in the muck, which refers to the decks of cards you’re playing with. (Like cards in many other games, they stay in a shoe.)

In baccarat, a pass is a win – if there is no pass, then there’s a push – the money is pushed to the next round!

By the same extent, a standoff – which is when the upcards reveal that there’s a tie – isn’t the same as a draw, because if you bet on a tie, you win (and receive a handsome 8 to 1 payout).

Baccarat Casino Online FAQs

Knowledge is power, as they say. They also say there’s no such thing as a bad question, so take the time to browse the questions that players ask most frequently. You might find the answers you’ve been looking for.

Q: What is the best bet in baccarat?

A: Popular wisdom holds that the best bet in baccarat is a Banker Bet. That’s because it’s statistically more likely to win. That’s also why the house takes a commission!

Q: What is a winning baccarat strategy?

A: Baccarat is a game of chance with opportunities to win. There’s no strategy that can determine the outcome of a game played with cards thoroughly shuffled by a dealer. In the case of baccarat, the outcomes are determined by random number generators.

Q: What is the best hand I can have in baccarat?

A: The closest hand to the value of 9 wins so the best possible hand is a 9. Remember how to work out the value of a hand!

Q: What is a baccarat natural?

A: Remember Le Grande and La Petite? When you get a hand with a value of 8 or 9 on the first deal, you have a baccarat natural! That doesn’t mean you automatically win, though, especially if you bet on the Banker Hand and your hand is better.

Q: What is the best online casino for baccarat?

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