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Punto Banco, as Baccarat is known in some parts of the world, is played in a community environment where everybody is focused on the outcome of only one hand. You can make one of two kinds of bets, either as a banker (Banco) or as a player (Punto). The object o the baccarat game is to get as close to nine as you can. An Internet dealer distributes the cards in the online baccarat game.

Let's explain betting as a player first. Players can gamble on either Punto or Banco. Dealers can only gamble on Banco. The dealer gives you two hands and you then have to bet which one will win, or bet that there will be a tie. The Payoff is even money: that means, you bet $1 and receive $2 back, on top of your original dollar.

Now, if you played Banco (dealer) and won, you receive your money after 5% commission is deducted for the casino. This is because Banco wins more frequently than Punto.

Playing Steps

•  In Baccarat, your hand has 2-3 cards.

•  The dealer (Banco) holds two cards, both face down and deals you two more cards.

•  After that, look at your cards and then return them to the dealer, who exposes both sets of cards. The dealer then announces the winner.

•  If a 'Natural' is dealt, a hand of 8 or 9 (in Baccarat, nine is the highest) and the dealing stops. For all other numbers, the casino may instruct the card dealer to deal an additional third card. Casinos have precise rules about when to deal a third card.

•  The player or dealer is uninvolved in payouts and plays against the casino just like everyone else. The high-scoring player wins at Baccarat, with the casino paying out after collecting the losing bets.

Rules

•  Aces have the value of 1 (one).

•  All cards more than 9, face cards and 10s, have no value.

•  Every card less than 10 is worth its face value.

•  Any count that reaches the double digit drops the left digit (for example 16 becomes 6 and 26 also becomes 6).