Get 9 Times the Luck with Bitcasino’s Baccarat

Getting luck on your side is easy when you play Bitcasino’s Baccarat games. Our site has the best collection of Baccarat games you can play. Baccarat is a widely-played casino game because of its easy to understand rules and the excitement it brings to players.

Baccarat is an example of a casino table game that is easy and quite exciting to play. Baccarat has three possible outcomes: the player wins, the banker wins, or the game ends in a tie. You win in a game of Baccarat if the total value of your cards is nine or close to nine.

Bitcasino has 44 variants of Baccarat you can have fun with. We have video, live, and VIP Baccarat games you can enjoy. You can enjoy these Baccarat games because you have access to our site wherever you are.

Baccarat Rules

As we said, Baccarat is enjoyed by players because it’s easy to learn. It won’t take you a long time to learn Baccarat because the game mechanics are easy.

The game starts with the dealer having cards face-up. There will be two cards each for the player and the banker. The hand whose card total is closest to nine wins. You can place a wager either as a player or as a banker. If you want to increase your chances of winning, you can also place a bet on both sides to be sure but the payout will vary.

Cards from two to nine are always equal to their value. Tens and face cards like King, Queen, and Jack are worth zero points. Ace cards are worth one point.
You can play Baccarat on our online casino for free or using real money. You can even play the game with our friendly live dealers to give yourself that authentic casino gaming experience.

Guidelines When Playing Baccarat

Baccarat is a casino table game that is purely based on luck. That’s why there are no surefire way to ensure winnings while playing. While luck is the only element to rely on while playing, you can also arm yourself with guidelines to improve your Baccarat gameplay.

Baccarat Live Casino

Baccarat is already an entertaining game in itself but what makes it more exciting and worthwhile is when you play it with a live dealer. Bitcasino has a high-class live casino that will allow you to interact with our professional and fluent live dealers. Our dealers are highly trained and friendly, that’s why there are no dull moments when you play our casino games with them.

How to Play Baccarat with a Live Dealer

The rules of Baccarat stay the same when you play live. Before you wager real money, always keep in mind that the goal of every Baccarat game is for the value of your cards to have a total as close to nine as possible.

When you play Baccarat live on our site, you will be accommodated by our dealers who specialise in interacting with online players in real-time through live stream. Our Baccarat live games have a multi-camera feature that will let you have a complete view of the Baccarat table at different angles. Expect smooth close-ups of cards, cutaways and wide-angle shots as live Baccarat can be a whole different gambling experience here in Bitcasino.

Baccarat Glossary

It’s true that Baccarat is a game of luck. But that doesn’t mean you can’t equip yourself with knowledge about the game while playing. Here are some terms you have to know before you play Baccarat for real money at Bitcasino.

Action – A term that is used to describe the total amount of money you wager during a full gambling session. Action can also be used just to describe a bet or wager on a game.

Baccarat – The worst hand you could get in Baccarat. The name of the game means zero in Italian. You get ‘Baccarat’ when the total of your three cards is zero consisting King, Queen, Jack or ten.

Banco – The Spanish word for bank or banker. In Baccarat, ‘banco’ refers to the player who bets their entire bankroll. This is typically used at land-based casinos where other players play at a Baccarat table.

Banco Prime – The privilege of a player nearest to the dealer’s right to match the bet amount wagered by the casino if more than one player has called ‘banco’.

Banker Bet – A banker bet is one of the three different bets you can choose in Baccarat. The payout for winning banker bets is 1:1. A banker can also refer to a casino staff who manages the game, runs the shoe, deals the cards, and ensures a smooth and fair play.

Banque – A Baccarat variant played on two conjoined tables. Banque tables are more popular at land-based casinos in Europe. The Banker will sit in the middle and will play with one bet against two. The player can bet one at each table. ‘En Banque’ in French means ‘Zero in the bank’ in English.

Bankroll – The amount of money a player plans to spend and risk on gambling.

Burning – Just like in Blackjack, there is also ‘card burning’ in Baccarat. The top three to six cards are discarded right after shuffling and before the start of a new game to ensure fair play.

Caller – Callers are staff members at land-based casinos who turn the cards, call out the points, and deal additional cards

Carte – Carte is ‘hit me’ in French. It means you are requesting another card from the dealer.

Chemin De Fer – This is a variation of Baccarat that is referred to as European Baccarat. Chemin de Fer means ‘railway’ or ‘railroad’. It is a version in which the shoe with cards moves across the table in land-based casinos. In Chemin De Fer, the player deals the cards and takes bets, acting as the bank.

Cheval – Cheval means ‘across’ in French. Depending on the Baccarat variant, you win a ‘cheval’ bet when both active players win the bets. This bet is only used in European versions of Baccarat.

Cheques – Baccarat is played with special chips called cheques in land-based casinos.

Coup – A French term that describes a round of Baccarat where one Banker hand and one Player hand are dealt in a round.

Croupier – A French term for the dealer. This may be used across casinos both online and land-based.

Cut – ‘Cutting’ the cards commonly means the decks are divided in half after the cards are shuffled. Typically, the dealer shuffles the cards and places them face-down on the Baccarat table at land-based casinos.

Cut Card – A cut card is a special plastic card that is used for cutting the deck once the cards are shuffled. In land-based casinos, a player gets to put the cut card in the deck and the dealer makes the actual cut at that exact point of the deck. The cards are then placed back in the shoe.

Dealer – Dealers are casino professionals who are in charge of dealing the cards, drawing extra cards to the Player and Banker hands, and making sure every game runs smoothly.

Deux Tableau – Another term for Baccarat en Banque.

Discard Tray – This is where discarded cards are placed.

Down Card – A card turned face down. A down card is sometimes also called a hole card.

Dragon Bonus – A Dragon Bonus is a popular side bet in Baccarat that lets players to not only place a bet on Player or Banker but to also bet on the number of points with which the winning hand will beat the other one. The Dragon Bonus pays out if the hand wins with a natural (an eight or a nine) or if the margin is more than four points in Baccarat.

Face Cards – All cards which have portraits on them are called face cards. These are Jacks, Queens and Kings of any suit.

Fading – A term used for placing bets against a person. In sports betting, it usually describes betting against an unsuccessful bettor and in open dice games, it’s used to refer to betting against the person casting the dice. In Baccarat, it is applicable only to land-based casinos.

Flat Bet – A flat bet is when you wager the same amount regardless if the hand is a winning or a losing one.

Hand – A hand is the cards dealt and played in a game of Baccarat.

High Roller – A high-roller is a gambler who plays with high stakes at casinos.

House Edge – The house edge is the casino’s advantage over the player. In Baccarat, betting on the player comes in with a house edge of 1.24%. The banker bet has a house edge of 1.06%, while tie draw bets give the casino a house edge of 14%.

Laderman – A laderman is one of the three dealers who are responsible for running the game of Baccarat at land-based casinos.

La Grande – La Grande is derived from the French word ‘The Big One’ which is a natural nine and ultimately the best hand in Baccarat.

La Petite – French word that means ‘The Little One’. The second best hand in a game of Baccarat that totals eight naturally.

Layout – The table layout in Baccarat has boxes where gamblers get to place their bets. Know that you can bet in three different ways (Player, Banker, or Tie) in Baccarat. In some Baccarat game variants, you can even place wagers on side bets.

Loss Bet – Because of its higher house edge, a bet against the bank is referred to as a loss bet.

Match Play – Matchplay bonuses are offered by casinos to give players advantage to bet on their games. Depending on the casino rules, Baccarat can be considered an even-money game and players can take advantage of the match play bonus and get rewards double their actual money bet without needing to double their bet amount.

Mini Baccarat – A mini-baccarat table is a smaller version of the full-size Baccarat table. The mini variant of the game also allows lower table limits and even faster-paced gameplay.

Monkey – A ‘monkey’ is a slang term used for a ten-value card that is a face card or a ten.

Muck – An eight-card deck that contains 52 cards each and used at the start of the shuffling in a game of Baccarat.

Natural – The easiest way to win in Baccarat is for your total value of cards to be nine. When the two cards you are dealt with total either eight or nine, it is called a ‘natural’. It is considered as the best hand in Baccarat.

Palette – A palette is a long wooden tool used by the dealers to move the cards around the table during the game of Baccarat.

Pass – A pass is getting a win in a round of Baccarat.

Pit – A pit is an exclusive area in a land-based casino that is separated by a red rope where the high-rollers play Baccarat at high stakes.

Player – A player is one of the three available bets you can do in Baccarat. Winning player bets pays 1:1 which leaves the house with an advantage of 1.24%.

Punter – A punter is a person playing a game of Baccarat. This term is commonly used by Baccarat players in the United Kingdom.

Punto – The word ‘punto’ means ‘the player’ in Spanish.

Punto Banco – ‘Punto Banco’ is one of the most widespread Baccarat versions known to Baccarat players worldwide. This Baccarat game variant was developed in the 1950s in Argentina, making its way to Cuba and then the USA. Punto banco means ‘player banker’.

Push – A push is a bet that is neither winning nor losing in Baccarat. You usually get your bets back if the round results in a push.

Railroad – A Railroad is another Baccarat version that is sometimes referred to by its French equivalent, Chemin de Fer.

Run – A run is a side bet option allowing players to bet on a series of hands in Baccarat.

Shoe – A shoe is typically an automatic dealing machine used in Baccarat to prevent mistakes in manual dealing. The shoe can contain six or eight decks and is used in both land-based and online casino table games.

Shooter – a term used to describe the bank in Baccarat.

Shuffle Up – a term used to refer to the early shuffling of the cards by the dealer in a game of Baccarat.

Skill – A skill is a joke made when a player is enjoying a good run in Baccarat.

Standoff – A standoff is a term that is used to describe the outcome of a round when both the Player and Bank hands have the same value and are joined in a tie in Baccarat.

Streak – If you have a streak in gambling, it means you’ve had a number of the same consecutive results such as several wins or several losses in a row.

Super Pan Nine – A super pan nine is another variation of Baccarat popular at poker casinos in Los Angeles in the USA. All players are typically dealt with three hands-down cards where the player can act as the bank in a game of Baccarat.

Table of Play – This is the set of rules which describe the scores that allow players to receive a third card.

Tie – Aside from Player and Banker, the Tie bet is one of the three bets you can make in a game of Baccarat. If a hand ends a tie, it will result in a push which means that the player and the banker will get their wagers back. Tie bets have the highest house edge of 14%.

Upcard – A card turned face-up in Baccarat.

Vigorish – A vigorish is a percentage taken from the winnings of a bet by the casino.

VIP – An acronym for a very important person. In casinos, this term is used to refer to high rollers.

You can never go wrong when you play Baccarat. It is an easy casino game you can enjoy anytime. With its uncomplicated rules, you can easily play and have fun with it. The best thing about it is that you can master it over time with the right amount of practice and a little luck. Play Baccarat on our site and see why getting 9 is more fun in Bitcasino.