Baccarat: history, systems, and strategies

The game of baccarat originates from Italy, as far back as 1490. Its name is derived from the Italian word baccara, which when translated into English, means zero. This accounts for the fact that all cards above the value of 9 are relegated to 0, including all face cards and aces. The winning hand is the one which holds its cards closet to a total of nine, nine being the ultimate score. This still applies of course today.

After the French (led by Charles VIII) invaded and occupied a large part of Italy the game became popular with the French nobility and wealthy upper classes, who re-named it Chemin de fer. (Railroad) Chemin is still played (mainly in France) in European casinos, predominately for the high rollers, the main difference between the French game and baccarat, is that the casino does not act as the Banker. The casino provides the table, the shoe, (sabot) 3 croupiers, one to deal, and two to organize the bets, and monitor the action. The players take turns to hold the bankers position, and are responsible for their own bets. The casino having provided the facilities (usually a roped off area in the casino, and guarded) takes a commission (or rake) from all winnings. The game is always played in the French language.

The advent of the internet has enabled this simple game, with its illustrious background, to be played by countless millions of ordinary people, in the comfort of their own homes, where your stake, or bankroll, can be as little, or as large, as your wallet will allow, no dress code required, and a martini sipping Bond girl at your elbow, is optional. Playing on line there are only three bets you can make, and the odds are the fairest you will find, when compared to other casino games. e.g If you bet on the banker the odds in favour of the house are 1.01% Bet on the player, the odds go out to 1.29% in favour of the house. Bet on the tie, the house advantage is 15.75%. So now you want to play?

Systems.
Ever since the middle ages, when this game was first introduced, characters of all shades and colours, have tried (without success) to devise systems, ploys, and theories to gain a winning edge, and take regular profits from this essentially very simple game. In my opinion, successful systems can really only be effective, where the chances of winning and losing, are equal. When playing at the casino, either on, or off line, they never are. The advantage is always with the casino; otherwise they would soon be out of business. If you surf the net, you will find hundreds of E books telling how you can win Thousands of dollars a day, with this or that system. If you devised such a system, would you be selling it to me for a few dollars? I don’t think so. Conclusion! Don’t waste your money; add it to your stake money instead.

Strategies.
First things first: before you sign up to a casino for baccarat, check its credentials, legality etc. check for any bonuses on offer, check out the rules, (there maybe slight deviations from casino to casino) and finally find out how many decks are used; the fewer the better.
Although the odds are tipped in the house’s favour, it does not mean you cannot win. Adopt a strategy right at the start, and stay with it. First of all decide how much you can afford to lose; this then becomes your bank roll. Then decide you would like to win. After each win, put your profit to one side, after first bringing your bank roll back up to the level you started with. There are only three bets you can place on a baccarat table, Banker, Player, and Tie. The odds dictate that in the long term you will lose, so remember always quit when you are ahead. Avoid laying bets on Tie, the odds say that you will lose. Stick to Banker and player, they give the best odds. A simple method of trying to beat the odds is as follows. Place a $1 bet on player, banker wins, Now place $2 on Player, and keep doubling up until the player bet wins. Once you have a winning bet, Change to Banker with a $1 bet and repeat the process. Remember you are not stating a business here; you should be looking to spend some quality time, relaxing and enjoying your self, doing, what you want to do, with a chance of making some extra cash at the same time.

To enjoy your game, pick a reputable casino, stick to your strategy, and quit when you are ahead.

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