Baccarat at an online casino is very easy to play

The online casinos have given us the opportunity to play a huge number of casino games, and although most of the new games fall into the category of slots games there are also a number of traditional casino games which we were previously unable to access. One of these traditional casino games is Baccarat, a game played extensively on the Continent but not usually available at any of our Irish casinos. Unfortunately Baccarat is a casino game which has somehow established a reputation for being both difficult to play and the preserve of high rollers. This is partly due to the famous scene in the James Bond film, but also backed up by the fact that Baccarat is for some reason often played in European casinos in a separate room away from the main floor. Now that we ordinary mortals can play Baccarat at an online casino, it is very clear that neither of these opinions is true. Yes the rules of Baccarat are somewhat complicated as you can see on our casino games pages, but we as players do not need to know the rules of Baccarat to play the game. Certainly when the casino game of Baccarat is played at an online casino, the dealer is totally responsible for every aspect of playing the game according to the strict rules of Baccarat. There are only two hands in Baccarat, the dealer and the player, and the object of the game is to bet on which of the two hands will win. It really couldn’t be easier, because there are only three possible outcomes. Either the player’s hand wins, in which case winning bets are usually paid at even money, or the dealer’s hand wins which because of a slight house edge is paid at even money less 5%. A tie is possible but unusual, as indicated by the fact that a winning bet on a tie is normally paid at 8/1 or even 9/1 at some online casinos. Baccarat really is a simple casino game so why not have a go.