Baccarat Rules

GoldenCasino.Com’s online baccarat game is played using eight 52-card decks (with the jokers removed). For this game also, each wager placed is treated as a separate wager against the banker. Two hands of cards are dealt, one for the Player and one for the Banker. Each hand will contain either two or three cards.

The baccarat rules and gameplay: Place your bet(s) on the table in the area labeled "Player", "Tie", "Banker". Once the bet has been placed, two hands of cards are dealt - one for the Player and one for the Banker. Each hand will contain either two or three cards. If the first two cards dealt to the Player or the Banker are equal to five (5) or less, then the respective hand will be dealt a third card.

The winning hand will be the one whose value is closest to nine (9). The value of a hand is calculated by adding up the value of the cards.

Once the winning hand is determined, the game is over. If the hand you bet on wins, you will be paid out according to the rules stated in the "Baccarat Table Limits and Payouts" section.

After the first two cards are dealt to both the Player and Dealer, a third card may be dealt, but the player does not ask for a third card. Additional cards are subject to the Third Card rule.

When the Player and Banker hands equal the same total, the hand is declared a Tie. It is important to note also, a tie that you did not bet on simply pays back your ante.

If the value of the cards in either the Player's Hand or the Banker's Hand is an 8 or a 9 (a "natural") after receiving their initial two cards, then no more cards shall be dealt to either hand.

If the value of the cards in the Banker's hand on the first two cards is 0 to 7 inclusive, the Player's hand shall draw in accordance with the Third Card rules.

It is also important to understand these additional aspects of baccarat rules and gameplay:

• Face cards and 10s have no value in Baccarat.
• Aces are worth 1 point.
• All other cards are counted at face value.
• Values that exceed nine are adjusted by removing the tens column
  

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