The object of Baccarat is to hold 2 or 3 cards, which count 9, or as near to 9 as possible. The values of the cards are: face cards and tens are 0; aces are 1; any other card is worth its face value. Unit of 10 points are disregarded so that 9+7 count as 6, not 16.

You have the choice of betting on either the player's hand or the dealer's hand before the start of the baccarat game. To place a bet you have to either click on the word "player" or on the word "dealer" and your bet will be placed on the table automatically.

The dealer will deal out cards to both the player and dealer. Depending on the value the initial 2-card hands, a third card may be dealt to either one of the hands. Ultimately the winning hand will be the one closest to 9.

Things To Remember About Bacarrat:

You can bet either on the player OR the dealer. Some casinos will let you bet on "ties", which pays 8 or 9 to 1, depending on the casino.
No one ever "busts" in Baccarrat. The winner is whoever is closest to 9.

The will be no more that 3 cards per player per game.

There is no option in the game on "drawing" or "standing". Cards are dealt "automatically"... that is, depending on the first 2 cards dealt to the dealer/player, the rules determine who who gets a third card. (This is what makes the online Baccarat casino game so easy to play... it's all automatic. It's the betting YOU control).

If the Bacarrat player or dealer is dealt two cards totaling 8 or 9, it is called "a natural" and the player and/or dealer MUST "hold".

If the player's first two cards total 6 or 7, the player must also hold.

If the player's hand is 5 or less, the player MUST take another card.

Unless the player was dealt "a natural" (an 8 or 9 in the first two cards), then, the dealer MUST try to beat the player, and draw a third card.

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Good luck to you and have fun playing Baccarat!