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Baccarat is a favorite online card game of
high rollers. It is also known as punto banco. The rules are
incredibly simple and can be mastered in a few minutes. The
object of online baccarat is to correctly predict whether
the banker's hand will win, the player's hand will win, or
the game will result in a tie. The value of a hand is determined
by adding the values of its individual cards. Tens and face
cards count as zero, while all other cards count as their
numerical value. After summing the total, only the last digit
is used. Therefore, online baccarat hands all have values
from 0 - 9. The hand with the higher value wins. If the hands
have the same value, the game results in a tie. Initially,
both the banker and the player are dealt two cards. If the
two initial cards total 8 or 9, the hand is called a "natural",
and the online game will end at that point. Otherwise, standard
Baccarat "third card rules" determine if a hand
should receive a third and final card. Winning bets on the
player's hand are paid at 1:1 odds. A 5% commission is charged
on winnings as a result of a bet on the banker, making the
net odds on banker bets 0.95 to 1. A winning wager on a tie
bet is paid at 8:1odds. If the game does result in a tie,
bets on the banker or player are returned.
Our recommended
online baccarat venues
Listed below you will find a
listing of the top baccarat casinos by software type. A brief
motivation of each software type serves to help you decide
which casino to visit.
RealTime
Gaming Casinos
RTG casinos are growing rapidly. Their graphics are superb
and their games do appear to be absolutely fair. Whats more
though, they offer a wide variety of games. The RTG casinos
below are highly recommended and well worth a visit:
SilverSands
Online Casino - My personal favourite. They offer a 200%
signup bonus!
Playtech
Casinos
Prominent brand that features high class software and generally
has VERY high class casino establishments representing them.
Good game variety, nice progressives and a generally high
standard of customer support. It is easy to recommend them
because they will rarely, if ever, let you down. We consider
these undermentioned casinos to be the best on offer from
Playtech:
City
Club Casino - Reknowned for their excellent customer service,
games and ethics.
Odds On
Casinos
This software type is growing in popularity and is offered
by good and solid casinos. I have found that the load time
of games is really good and enjoy playing at these casinos:
Super Slots Casino - Simply sizzling tropical heat.
Microgaming
Casinos
The software market leader. Other software providers were
closing in, rapidly. The distance grew shorter and the market
leader came under pressure. But then came VIPER! Experience
the thrill of brilliant games, great sounds, and expert assistance.
Piggs
Peak - Simply awesome graphics, excellent support, very
safe and secure.
No Download Casinos
(Various)
Flash and Java casinos offer instant play and also give the
Mac and Web TV user a chance to enjoy the thrill of online
gambling. The casinos below have really great no download
games and are well worth a visit.
Cherry
Casino - A wide variety of games and excellent service
make them a must |
