ONLINE BACCARAT

This page is devoted to the baccarat online, a great game that is for some reason not so popular among the gamblers as, for example, the online slots are.

• Baccarat Games for Free
• Best Baccarat Online Casino Sites
• How to Play Baccarat?
• Main Baccarat Types
• Baccarat History
• Baccarat Tips & Tricks

To fix this sad mistake, we’ve collected everything we knew about online baccarat to share with you on this page. Here you’ll find the history of the game, basic rules, useful tips and tricks on how to play baccarat online and the list of baccarat free online games that you can play for fun before you make your first real money bet in one of the reliable online casinos that we’ve also chosen for you.

So let’s get started and welcome to the world of free baccarat no download.

HOW TO PLAY ONLINE BACCARAT

The rules of online baccarat are quite simple and can be mastered even by the beginners that have never played casino games before. There are just several easy steps to follow that will bring you to your first win.

• There are two hands — Player and Banker and you need to place your bet on one of them (or on tie) before the cards are dealt. The main thing to understand that these are just the names of hands and the Player hand doesn’t mean “yours” while the Banker hand doesn’t mean “casino’s”.
• The dealer deals two cards to both of the hands and turns them face down.
• The hand with the higher number of points wins.

And this is pretty much it. But to understand the rules better, you need to know how the points are counted.

• Cards from 2 to 9 are worth their face value;
• 10 and face cards are worth 0 points (these cards are called “baccarat”);
• Ace is worth 1 point.

If the number of points is more than 10, only the right digit is counted. For example, if you get 5 and 7, their total value will be not 12 but 2.

MAIN BACCARAT TYPES

As it is with many other casino games, baccarat has been changing in the course of time and now we have several different types of this game. Here are they:

1. Punto Banco. This is the basic type of Baccarat that you can play in most of the casinos whether you are in South Africa or anywhere else. This game is played according to the rules we have mentioned above. Actually, the name refers to the game hands where “Punto” means “Player” and “Banco” means “Bank”;
2. Chemin de Fer. In this type of game, the role of a dealer is giving to the player (or the players if there are many). Another difference is that the player can stand or take one more card when the hand value is 5.
3. Baccarat en Banque. This is a kind of game very popular in Europe. The rules are very similar to Chemin de Fer and may vary from one casino to another but the main thing is that it is played with 3 hands instead of two;
4. Super Pan 9. Not so popular in South Africa but often played in the USA type of game. It is played with the limited deck of 36 cards (from 6 to Ace) and the players are dealt 3 cards and can get one more if they want to;
5. Three Card Baccarat. This type of game is widely popular in Asia. It is played with 1 deck, 3 cards are dealt to both hands and the most-valued hand is 3 face cards;
6. EZ Baccarat. The rules of EZ Baccarat are the same as in the regular one Punto Banco and the only difference is in the way the “banker’s” win is paid out.

BACCARAT TIPS & TRICKS

Baccarat is one of that games where the wins are random and there is hardly a single strategy that will help you win but there are some tips and tricks that can increase your chances a little bit.

1. Read the rules carefully and stick to the free practice before you start real money game. You can see the list of baccarat online free games below.
2. Never bet on the tie. The chances to get the tie are very small and you will more likely lose a lot of money before the tie wins.
3. When in doubt, bet on the Banker hand. This is the safest bet with the small advantage in odds that can work for you.
4. Be responsible. Start with the smaller bet and increase them only if you see that you already get the baccarat rules and the luck works in your favor today. Don’t play on the tables with very high bets — baccarat is the game of fortune and that’s just not reasonable.

BACCARAT GAME HISTORY

The origin of baccarat game is not completely clear. The word “baccarat” means “zero” both in Italian and French language and this is why these countries are competing to be the game homeland. Anyway, the first mention of baccarat dates back to the 1400’s. According to one of the versions, it was invented by the Felix Falgurien, the gambler from Italy and he played the first baccarat game with the Taro cards.

A hundred years later the game traveled to France and became very popular among the French nobility. Later, when all kinds of gambling games become banned by the French king Louis XIV, baccarat survived and moved to the underground casinos to become even more popular.

The USA met the game in the 1950s and since then never lost its popularity. There was hardly a single land-based casino that didn’t have at least one type of baccarat in its game collection. In the 1990s, baccarat went online and now we can play no download versions of the game baccarat for free or for real money. There are even online casinos that offer live baccarat sessions with real dealers. So today it is quite popular among both the South African that often prefer baccarat to any other casino games and the gamblers from many other countries.

MAIN REASONS TO PLAY BACCARAT ONLINE

Now, when you can play online baccarat free, there is no need to spend money on traveling to the land-based casinos and you can invest them into your real money bets. So why would you choose the online baccarat games?

First of all, it is very convenient. You are not bound to time and place and can play free baccarat game online in the morning or in the evening, in your office or in your living room and now even in the traffic jam as many casinos have their own mobile apps.

Secondly, we offer the online baccarat game practice so you can train before you spend real money. Our collection of free games is quite a big one so you have something to choose from and find a gambling game baccarat to your liking. This list is constantly updated so you can be sure you are playing only the best and the newest baccarat games.

And, finally, all of our games require no download so you don’t need to install any spammy soft on your computer.

ONLINE BACCARAT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Besides free online baccarat games, we offer our personal reviews of each of them. Once you open the game page, you can read what the game is about and see the small table on the right where the basic information about the game is listed such as game provider and minimum/maximum bet amount. Moreover, we are going to add video reviews on every baccarat card game so you can see the complete gameplay before you even start playing.

We are keeping an eye on all the gambling releases and update our lists with all the newest games, news, and events of the gambling world. On CasinoHEX you can play free baccarat games or check our list of real money casinos available both for South African and international gamblers.

This was basically everything we had to say about the baccarat games but we are not going to stop exploring and will be adding new information soon. So stay in touch with CasinoHEX, play and get your winnings!

Leah Shepherd

Chief Editor at casinohex.co.za

I’m Leah and I joined the team in July 2020 as a second editor of CasinoHEX.co.za.

Now I review licensed online casinos and slots on the South African market to provide the readers with juicy and rich bonuses, the newest promotions, and other useful information to help them make the right choice and enjoy safe and joyful gambling.

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