Online Baccarat

Playing baccarat is quite intuitive, especially if you play baccarat online at one of the many online casinos. This game has a reasonable low house edge, and the rules of play few and simple. There are a few strategies to playing baccarat, but let’s cover the basics first!

• The game is typically played with eight decks of 52 cards in one show.
• Baccarat players can wager on the Player, the Banker or Tie. Neither hand belongs to the house, but the Banker’s hand has a slightly lower baccarat payout (0.95:1) to account for a 5% commission fee.
• The objective of the game is to predict which hand attain a value of nine, or closest to it.
• The Player and the Banker are dealt two cards, one or both may receive a third card as per the Third Card Rule (scroll down for more info).
• The hand that reaches a value closest to nine will win the round.
• If the point total of any hand exceeds nine, then the tenths place of the total value will be dropped. For example, if the Banker has a hand of eight and nine, totalling to 17, then the hand is valued at seven (17-10=7).
• Live baccarat games are played with a live dealer. RNG and First-Person baccarat tables are fully automated.

• Tens, jacks, queens and kings are all worth zero.
• Aces are the lowest card and have a value of one.
• Cards 2-9 have their numerical face values.
• When the value of the hand surpasses nine, only the last digit of the sum counts. For example, a hand total of 14 will count as four.
• Suits have no influence on the game, only the card’s numerical value is at play in baccarat.

THIRD CARD RULE

When the Player or Banker are dealt a hand with a value of eight or nine, it is referred to as a ‘natural’. In this case, the hand will stand, and no additional cards will be drawn. If one, or both, of the hands are worth 0-7 points, then the Third Card Rule comes into effect. This rule determines in which cases the hand must draw another card. The Player always goes first, and the full breakdown of the Third Card Rule can be found in the game’s rules. Luckily, most online baccarat games do the thinking for you — the cards will be dealt automatically in RNG baccarat, and the dealer will draw on Live Casino baccarat tables.

• The Player’s hand will stand on 6-7, and will draw another card if the hand value is between 0-5.
• Whether or not the Banker draws depends on the Banker’s hand value, the Player’s third card value and whether or not the third card was drawn.
• If the Banker has a hand value of 0-2 and the Player’s third card had a value of 0-9, then the Banker always draws(D).
• If the Banker has a hand value of 7-9, the Banker always stands(S), regardless of the Player’s third card.
• If the Banker’s hand is valued between 3-6, the D-S rules vary. Please consult the ‘Banker’s Hand’ table in the game’s rules for more information, accessible by clicking the ‘?’ button on most Live Casino baccarat games from Evolution.

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As you may have guessed, most of the online baccarat games are available at Live Casinos, where all wagers must be placed using real money. Betting real money in any form, on any game, comes with its risks, but wagering cash is the only way to enjoy real winnings too. Always set an entertainment budget, stick to it and play responsibly.

If you’re just starting out, we recommend learning to play online baccarat in a free-to-play demo. Demo games can be found at an online casino’s Casino game portfolio, not the Live Casino lobby. At LV BET, players can locate the baccarat demo by heading to ‘Casino’, searching for ‘baccarat’ and hovering over the thumbnail of the game to bring up the ‘DEMO’ button. Demos may be restricted based on jurisdiction, and may require registering and verifying an account first.

All wagers and winnings in baccarat demo play are virtual, which means that they will not affect your real balance. Playing online baccarat for free is an excellent way to learn the rules of the game and to experiment with different baccarat strategies.

Like in blackjack, all outcomes in baccarat are dependent on the cards which were played during the previous round. Even though playing with eight decks makes card counting difficult, the house edge can be lowered. In other words, players can change their strategy of playing based on the results of the previous rounds, which are displayed as statistics on most online baccarat tables.

HOUSE EDGE

• Player — 1.24%
• Banker — 1.06%
• Tie — 14.4%

One of the basic baccarat strategies is to capitalise on winning streaks, and the Banker is slightly more likely to strike it lucky. New players should carefully weigh the risks and avoid wagering on a Tie until they are more familiar with the game. Another popular strategy is to bet on Banker until it loses, then skip all rounds until the Player loses and wager on the Banker again. The idea is that a lower number of decisions you make will, over time, result in a lower number of losses.

Given that baccarat outcomes are dependent on the previous rounds, betting progression strategies, like the Martingale, will rarely (if ever) overcome the house edge in the long run. Even if your card-counting skills are extraordinary, remember that baccarat is a game of chance. A win can never be guaranteed, and not all strategies work for every player equally.

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Online baccarat is the digital variant of the popular card game called baccarat. Two hands are at play in baccarat, and the aim of the game is simple: wager on the hand which you predict will attain a value of nine or closest to it.

To play online baccarat, players must place a wager on Player, Banker or Tie. The Player and Banker are dealt two cards each, the total value of both cards determines the winner. View the game’s rules by clicking ‘?’ to pull up all of the game’s rules.

Online baccarat is a game of chance; thus, winning can never be guaranteed. It is possible to lower the house edge through strategic play, but the use of any strategy should be carefully researched.

In some casinos, yes. At LV BET, for example, players can play free baccarat through the demo mode. Access to demos may be restricted in some jurisdictions, so players will have to register and verify an account first. All bets and winnings in the demo mode are virtual, but playing baccarat for free is a great way to learn the ins and out of this incredible casino game.

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