Rules of Baccarat online game

Short Description

The objective is to wager on the hand closest to a total of 9. You may wager on either the Banker hand or the Player hand, or on a Tie bet . 

Baccarat rules

There are three betting options a player may wager on: Player hand, Banker hand or Tie bet.

Card values: the Player and Banker are dealt two cards each. All tens and picture cards equal zero. The Ace's equals to 1. All other cards count as their face value. If the value of cards exceed 9, then the hand value is adjusted by subtracting 10 from the total. Example: 

When the Player and Banker hands are the same total, the hand is a Tie. Third Card Draw: a third additional card may be dealt automatically, according to the third card rules. No hand will receive more than three cards.

Third Card Rules

"Natural" - If either Player hand or Banker hand totals 8-9, the hand is called "Natural". In this case, both the Player and the Banker must stand. If the Player hand total is - 
0-5 Player hand must draw
6-7 Player hand must stand 

If the Player hand stands on two cards then two card Banker hand totaling 3,4,5 must draw and 6 must stand. After the Player hand is dealt a third card, Banker hand receives a third card according to the following rules: if the Banker hand is -
0-2 Banker hand must draw
3-6 Third card to Player hand determines draw or stand
7 Baker hand must stand

When Banker hand Totals 3-6:

Payoff

Winning Player hand wagers are paid 1 to 1.
Example: if you bet $5 on the Player hand, and the Player hand was closer to 9 than the Banker hand, you will get your $5 back plus another $5.

Winning Banker hand wagers are paid 1 to 1 but the player must pay a 5% commission to the house.
Example: if you bet $5 on the Banker hand, and the Banker hand was closer to 9 than the Player hand, you will get your $5 back plus another $4.75 ($5 minus $0.25).

Winning Tie bet wagers are paid at 8 to 1.
Example: if you bet $5 on the Tie hand, and Banker and Player have the same hand count, you will get your $5 back plus another $40. 

You can play Baccarat either for fun (Fun Play) or for real money (Real Play). Play and win!

* to play for real money you need to register first. It takes only several seconds to register.