Baccarat

Baccarat is basically the same game as Punto Banco. With Novomatic it comes down to the same. You could say Novomatic Baccarat or Novomatic Punto Banco. Basically you are playing the same game. While playing Baccarat it gives you the options to bet for who every you want. During the cards are dealt to the player and the bank. But you could also bet for a "tie". A tie occurs when basically the bank and the player have the same value. Baccarat is a pure form of playing a game of chance.

 
While playing Baccarat the bank and the player are dealt a card where the first card goes to the player. After that both are dealt a second card. If the player has a value between 0 and 5 and the bank has a value between 0 and 7 the player will receive a second card. When the bank is dealt an extra card depends on his value. Only if the value is between the 0 and 3. E.g. if the value of the cards is below the 7 but above the 3, the pre-determined rules apply. Here it says if the bank can or cannot get an extra card. If the bank will hit a card depends on the rules of the house and this is different in casinos.
 

The fact that there is a difference in how cards are dealt also affects the pay-out of a baccarat game. If you e.g. bet 1 euro for a banker and you win you will receive a return of 2 euro. If you bet for a tie you will get 8 euro pay-out but when you bet for the player and you win you will receive 1,95 euro.
 

The outcome of a hand depends on the cards which are dealt and the value of a card. While playing Baccarat the Ace is worth 1 point and the cards 2 till 9 are worth the value of the number. The King, Queen or a Jack are worth 10. While playing Novomatic Baccarat the counting goes up till 10. So basically a King, Queen, Jack or Ten is worth 0. So if you get a Ten and an Ace you basically have 1. Hitting the value of 9 is the best outcome of the game.
 
Where to play:
Baccarat is very popular in Asian countries while in Europe we prefer to play Punto Banco. As said before there is not much difference between the game, most likely only house rules. Novomatic Baccarat is a fun gambling game and is available in the better Novomatic casinos like Stargames and Energy Casino. So if you wish to play Baccarat in a Novomatic Casino and switch this with some fun while playing slots we advise you to go the one of these casinos.