The
Safari Casino Baccarat is played and
programmed with Atlantic City Gaming rules.
Authority:
New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
Rule
Exceptions: The cards are shuffled after each hand.
Two
hands are dealt in Baccarat - The banker's hand and the player's
hand. Prior to each deal, the player wagers on whether the
Player's hand or the Banker's hand is closest to a total of 9. The
player also has the option to wager on a tie (i.e. both the
banker's and player's hands total the same).
8 decks of 52 cards are used.
How
to Play
Your
chips are stacked by denomination ($1, $5, $25, $100, $500) at the
bottom of the game window. Select the amount you would like to
wager on a given hand by clicking the left mouse button on the
chip of that denomination. The amount wagered per hand may be
increased by placing the mouse on the stack that you wish to add
to your bet and clicking with the left mouse button. Each time you
click the left mouse button on a stack of chips you will add a
chip from that pile to your planned wager amount.
In addition, the denomination indicator arrow changes color
to match the color of the chip denomination that you have
selected. By clicking
on the right mouse button you will withdraw your entire wager.
Your total bet will be displayed in the "Bet" just below
Username.You may repeat your last bet by clicking on the ReBet
button or by simply hitting the "0" button of your
numeric keyboard. Other keyboard shortcuts are summarized below.
Once
you have placed a bet on the table, you may choose to skip the
given deal (before your first card is dealt) by clicking on the
"Pass" button or to proceed with the bet by pressing
"Deal". If you do not bet or pass within 15 seconds from
the beginning of your turn, you will be automatically excluded
from that particular hand. Note that if you join a table in the
middle of a hand, you must wait until the round is over and after
that you will be able to bet on the next hand.
After
each player has pressed either the Deal or Pass button, the Player
and Banker are dealt two cards. All tens and picture cards are
worth zero, aces are worth 1, and all other cards are worth their
face value. If the value of cards exceeds 9, then the value is
adjusted by subtracting 10 from the total.
Example:
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Hand
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Hand
Total
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9+7=16
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6
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5+5+5=15
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5
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10+9=19
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"Natural"
9
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After
the first two cards are dealt to both the Player and Dealer, a
third additional card may be dealt but the player does not ask for
a third card. All additional cards are subject to a third card
rule. No hand receives more than three cards. When the Player and
Banker hands equal the same total, the hand is declared a Tie. 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.
Third
Card Rules:
If
the Player's two cards total:
|
Player's
Hand
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Draw?
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0-5
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Player's
hand must draw
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6-7
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Player's
hand must stand
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8-9
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"Natural"
(both hands stand)
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After
the Player's Hand acts on a third card draw, the Banker's Hand
receives a third card according to these rules:
|
Banker's
Hand
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Draw?
|
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0-2
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Banker's
hand must draw
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3-6
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Third
card to Player's hand determines draw or stand
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7
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Banker's
hand must stand
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When
the Banker's two cards total between 3-6:
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Banker's
Hand
|
Banker's
hand draws when Player's third card is:
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Banker's
hand does not draw when Player's third card is:
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3
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1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9
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8
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4
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2-3-4-5-6-7
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0,1,8,9
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5
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4-5-6-7
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0-1-2-3-8-9
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6
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6-7
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0-1-2-3-4-5-8-9
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7
|
Banker's
hand must stand
|
Banker's
hand must stand
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8-9
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"Natural"
- Bank stands
|
"Natural"
- Bank stands
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If
the Player's hand stands on two cards (6,7), then a two card
Banker hand totalling 3,4,5 must draw and a Banker hand totalling
6 must stand.
Payoffs
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Wager
and Result
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Payoff
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A
winning Player hand wager
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1
to 1
|
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A
winning Banker hand wager
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1
to 1 but the player must pay a 5% commission to the bank (minimum commission is $0.25)
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A
winning Tie wager
|
8
to 1
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Betting
Limits
$5
minimum bet.
$300 maximum bet.
You
may also set your table bet limit below the maximum specified
limit by selecting Bet Options from the Game Menu. The Modify
Table Bet Limit window will appear on the screen. To reduce your
maximum table bet limit type in the new limit in the appropriate
box and confirm it by typing your PIN in the box below. Click on
the OK button to complete the update. Please be aware that you can
modify your table bet limit no more than once per week (Friday
12:00 AM EST) and that using the Modify Table Bet Limit function
affects the bet limit for all games and not just the game that you
are currently playing.
Numeric
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Keyboard
Entry
|
Action
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0
|
Repeat
last bet
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Enter
|
Deal
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1
|
Bet
on Player Hand
|
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2
|
Bet
on Banker Hand
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3
|
Bet
on Tie
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Up
Arrow
|
Increase
bet by $1
|
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Down
Arrow
|
Decrease
bet by $1
|
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"<Shift>Up
Arrow"
|
Increase
bet by $10
|
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"<Shift>Down
Arrow"
|
Decrease
bet by $10
|
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Del
or .
|
Remove
bets
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For
keyboards without keypads, you must use the “Fn” key plus the
shortcuts above
(e.g.
<Fn> Enter).
Note:
A
list of the previous winners can be displayed by clicking on
Statistics. The Banker's hand is indicated by the letter 'B', the
Player's hand is indicated by the letter 'P' and a tie is
indicated by a dash '-'. Consecutive wins by either the Banker or
the Player are displayed in the same column. A new column is
displayed when the Banker or Player starts a new winning streak. A
tie is considered part of the same winning streak and is always
displayed in the same column as the previous winner. In addition,
the sum of all Banker wins, Player wins, ties and total hands
played is displayed at the bottom of the statistics window.
References
For
further information on baccarat, please consult the following
references:
Patrick,
John. John Patrick's Baccarat : How to Play and Win at the
Table With the Fastest Action and the Highest Stakes, Lyle
Stuart, 1997.
Stuart,
Lyle. Lyle Stuart on Baccarat, Barricade Books, 1997.
Tamburin,
Henry. Reference Guide to Casino Gambling, Research
Services Unlimited, 1993.
Tamburin,
Henry and Rahm, Richard. Winning Baccarat Strategies,
Research Services Unlimited, 1983.
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