In a earlier article, I wrote that ALL you need to do while playing Baccarat is to decide whether to bet “Banker” or “Player”. I advised against betting on a tie, so that left ONLY that one decision to make.
Either place your bet in the area marked “Banker”, and if the bank wins, so do you.
Or, place your bet in the area marked “Player”, and if the player wins, you do also. Note: the ONLY difference in pay-out is that the Casino takes a 5% commission on all winning “Banker” bets, and none on winning “Player” bets.
My winning strategies will be exposed in an upcoming article, but before we can get to that, we must look at the game a little bit closer.
Both the Banker and the Player are dealt two cards. This is literal in the Pits, and only figurative at the mini-baccarat tables. That is to say, that in the pits, the shoe (holding eight decks) is passed around the table and everyone therefore in-turn becomes “the Banker”.
The “Player” is determined by the size of the “Player” bets. The person wagering the highest “Player” bet...