The constant evolution of technological means has led to the creation of live casinos accessible through a website: certainly an important advance in online gaming, which allows all fans of live casino games to play from home, just like if they were in a casino. Why has Live Casino become so popular in such a short time?

• You can play 24 hours a day;
• The dealers are real people who direct the game in front of the cameras. You can also communicate with them in real time thanks to the latest generation chat system;
• The gaming experience is the same as that of a real casino, including tables, sounds and wagers;
• You can play anywhere you want, both from your computer and smartphone.

These are just a few of the many reasons why the live casino is so popular with players all over the world. You are now ready to try our fantastic online casino and try your luck! We are waiting for you at the tables!

The baccarat games history

Online Baccarat, one of the most popular card games in the world, with ancient origins, has become over the years a great classic of gambling halls and the Live Casino, as well as being the protagonist of numerous epic cinema scenes. Some rumors attest to this game as being imported from Italy to France during the reign of Charles VIII, who reigned from 1483 to 1498. Being a game of chance, the aim is mainly to win as much money as possible by taking it away from other pointers.

We have come a long way and the history of modern Baccarat brings this game to online platforms as well. It must be said that Baccarat games have maintained the reputation of being a game for the rich or in any case for a type of high-level players. Since the figures that passed on its tables have always been very high since the beginning.

This is the main reason that led to the creation of a version that also allowed lower bets in order to involve a broader segment of the public, here is the Mini Baccarat. The introduction of this version also in online baccarat casino soon proved to be a right choice for portals, once again increasing the number of fans, those who want to experience the thrill of real money baccarat.

The protagonists of each game are mainly two: the baccarat live dealer and the pointer. However, a large number of bettors (up to 14) can intervene at each bet, and can bet on the winner or the defeat of the pointer, as well as on a draw. In the deux tableaux version, the pointers are instead two.

Variations: play baccarat online in different modes

Baccarat (Italianization from the French baccarat) is a gambling game that is gaining increasing success in casinos, despite its very strict rules do not allow a real intervention by the player, who must rely almost exclusively on his own luck. There are three recognized versions in baccarat casino: Punto Banco (or North American, the one played in casinos), Chemin de Fer, and A 'Deux Tableaux.

The Punto Banco version involves the use of 4, 6 or 8 decks of French cards (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) of 52, excluding jokers. In Chemin de Fer, the most popular variant in France (so called because the cards were placed in an iron box), 6 decks of French cards are used, while in the two-tableaux version (or wings, in Italian) the number of decks varies, although basically 3 are used.

Live baccarat rules

The rules are rather schematic and do not differ in the different versions except for a greater or lesser freedom of choice of the pointer. The croupier, or baccarat live dealer, after shuffling the decks, deals two cards to the pointer and two to himself, face down. At this point it is necessary to calculate the sum of the two cards according to these principles: the figures are worth 10, while the numbers are worth their numeral value. Of this sum, however, only the units must be considered, so if the cards are for example a 9 and a 5, the result is 9 + 5 = 14 = 4, or if the cards are a 6 and a 4, the result is 6+ 4 = 10 = 0 (called Baccarat). Now the pointer and the dealer calculate the value of their cards. If one of the two has totaled 8 or 9 (result called natural), the hands are revealed and who of the two has totaled the highest score wins (in case of a tie the game is tied). If a natural has not been reached, we proceed according to these rules:

If the pointer has rolled a 6 or a 7, he draws no cards. If, on the other hand, his result is lower, he will receive another one, uncovered. At this point it is the dealer's turn, who acts on the basis of the value of his cards, that is:

• If he has a total of 7, he stands and draws no cards;
• If he has a total of 6, he draws a card if the pointer's up card is a 6 or a 7;
• If he has a total of 5, he draws a card if the pointer's face-up card is 4, 5, 6 or 7;
• If he has a total of 4, he draws a card if the face up card of the pointer has a value from 2 to 7;
• If he has a total of 3, he draws a card unless the one revealed by the pointer is an 8 or a 9;
• If he has 2, 1 or Baccarat, he always draws a card.

At this point all the cards are revealed, and the winner is the one who has reached the value closest to 9. Bets are collected according to whether the various players have bet on one of the two or on a tie. This is the classic or Punto Banco version. In the Chemin de Fer version the players arrange themselves in a circle, all shuffle the cards in turn, and then begin to play. The role of the baccarat live dealer is to scroll counterclockwise one game after another. Once the dealer has bet a value, the players who bet the same amount can participate in the game (unless one decides to "go the bank". In this case he will only play against the dealer). At this point the dealer deals four cards: two for himself and two in common between all the other players, represented by whoever has bet the highest amount, or whoever is to the left of the dealer in case of equal bets. At this point the player and then the dealer decide whether or not to draw another card, without having to comply with the rules already set out for Punto Banco. The role of the dealer changes hands only if the dealer loses, in which case the game continues like this.

In the two-winged version, the players arrange themselves freely to the right or left of the dealer, and the cards are dealt (two to the right wing, two to the left, two to the dealer). Players on each wing can bet either on their own wing, on the other, or on both, putting money in the center. The rules play out as mentioned, and in the end the dealer distributes the winnings or withdraws the losses. The players who bet for the center behave according to the result, that is:

• If both wings win or lose, then he wins or loses;
• If one wing wins and the other loses, the bet remains "frozen" in the center of the dealer for the next game;
• If one wing wins and the other ties, as well as if one and the other draw, then the player wins or loses half of his bet, while the other half remains frozen.

In the event that the pointer or the baccarat live dealer reaches 8 or 9 with only the first two cards, this value takes precedence over even higher scores achieved with the third.

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