Baccarat Table Layout
The bank is the rack of cheques in front of the dealer.
The long rectangle located next to the bank is called the commission box. You will see many boxes with numbers in them. Each number represents the spot where the player is sitting. Every time the player owes commission the dealer will mark it in this box until the time when the player pays it.
The shoe is located on the left side of the table. Usually the shoe will be 8 decks or higher.
When the player makes a bet, they'll have three choices on where they can place their money. Banker, Player or Tie.
Most baccarat tables have their betting circles marked to correspond with the commission and the tie boxes. Now, because this game is extremely popular with people from China you will notice that their culture has inspired some changes in the layout. In China, 4 is considered an unlucky number because it sounds similar to the word death, so many baccarat layouts are missing the #4 spot. This means that the numbered betting spots will go up to the number 8. And 8 is a very lucky number in the Chinese culture because it sounds similar to the words “prosper” or “wealth”.
Dragon Bonus is a baccarat side bet that pays when your hand is a natural winner, or when it wins by a large margin.
How To Play
Mini Baccarat System
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Mini Baccarat Strategy
The highest payout, 30 to 1, is for a non-natural that wins by nine points.
GETTING STARTED
Make the Dragon Bonus Wager by betting in the marked area. You may bet in conjunction with either for the Player or Banker's hand or the Tie Bet as long as one bet fulfills the table minimum.
RULES: PLAYER
When Player’s first two cards total: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: DRAW A CARD, 6 or 7: STAND, 8 or 9: NATURAL -NEITHER HAND DRAWS.
RULES: BANKER
When the Player stands on 6 or 7, the Banker will always draw on totals of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and stand on 6, 7, 8 and 9.
When the Player does not have a natural, the Banker shall draw on totals of 0-1 or 2, and then observe the rules in the download PDF below.
WINNING AND LOSING
You have two ways to win:
1. When your selected hand is a natural winner.
2. When your non-natural hand wins by at least four points.
Naturals: Natural winners pay 1 to 1 and natural ties are a push.
Non-Naturals:
Win by 9 points pays 30 to 1
Win by 8 points pays 10 to 1
Win by 6 or 7 points pays 4 to 1
Win by 4 or 5 points pays 2 to 1