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soupiers · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: How to play Baccarat?

I am just learning how to play Baccarat and since every player can bet on either player and banker and are not really playing each other, I was wondering what game is played in the James Bond movies? For example, In Dr. No it seems as if Bond is against a woman and he is winning her money? Is there something I am missing or is it a different game?
Thank you for your time.

Marry · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:00 am Post subject:

hummnnn... as much as i know Baccarat at the big tables is the only casino game in which players are allowed to damage the cards. An explanation I heard is that Asian players bend the cards anyway as they slowly peak at them so that they only use each card once. Therefore, as long as the dealer is replacing the cards after one usage, the casino may as well let the players do anything with them . Being able to identify cards is of little value to baccarat players anyway because the dealer doesn't take a hole card (as the dealer does in blackjack) and the player has no choice as to whether to hit or stand. There are sites which talk about the myths in James Bond Casino scenes .However, there are also gaming regulations that stipulate that the tapes must show all the cards in case of a dispute, which isn't possible if the player tears them up first. In the show you mention, the player didn't know this and I think both parties handled it badly, which led to the hard feelings that the show captured. Had I been the casino manager I would have explained what I just said and then asked the player to lay the card face-up on the table before ripping it into tiny pieces.

RogB · Novice Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: New Jersy

Baccarat or Punto Banco is usually played in a separate casino area. There are just two principal bets to make: banker or player - Banco or Punto, plus the rarely used Standoff. Some casinos let the players deal the cards in turn and others have a casino dealer to deal the cards. In online Baccarat the cards are dealt automatically by a virtual dealer. As to playing the game, that's it. As to knowing what's going on, it's a matter of strict and fixed rules