Online Baccarat Rules
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The rules of baccarat are basic, easy to learn and simple to follow. Once you have learnt the playing system and baccarat rules, simply log on Littlewoods Casino and play baccarat from the comfort of your own home.
At Littlewoods Casino online you can:
- Play multi or single play Baccarat modes
- Beat the dealer at his own game
- Place a minimum bet of £1 or a maximum bet of £1500
Within the baccarat rules online you receive a choice of bets at the start of each hand. This gives you the opportunity to develop your own betting system as you play.
After a hand has been dealt, when playing baccarat you are given the choice of either, betting on the banker hand winning, the players hand winning, or a tie between the two.
The rules within baccarat state that two cards being dealt to both the baccarat player and the banker. If the hand you're betting on wins, you win even money. The rules of baccarat state that even money bets are 1 to 1, meaning if you bet five dollars, you're paid back the five plus five more, so your profit is equal to your bet.
If you bet on a tie and it turns out to be one, you're paid 8 to 1. Meaning if you bet 5 dollars on a tie and win, the betting system is that you're paid back your five, plus 40 dollars more.
The goal of a two-card hand at baccarat is to try and have a total that is close to 9. Tens and face cards count as zero in a game of baccarat, with the exception of the ace, which is worth 1. Cards 2 thru 9 are worth their face value.
The simplicity of baccarat rules reflects the simplicity of the scoring and goal itself. There is really only one tricky part: when your initial card total is a two digit number, the first digit is dropped. Say you are dealt a pair of sevens - the total is 14, but the count is set to 4, as the rules state that the leading 1 is arbitrarily dropped.
If the first two cards of a hand of baccarat total 8 or 9, the hand is declared a 'natural' and wins (unless there is a tie between two naturals). If either hand is a natural, both hands stand, the natural hand wins. If the total is not a natural win on either hand, the rules state that another card is drawn for each hand to determine the winner.
Summary of Baccarat Rules
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