Baccarat is known as a luxurious game, as it is often played for large stakes by high rollers, however the rules are actually quite simple allowing anyone to enjoy the thrill of this game. In a land based casino it is normally played with 6 or 8 decks, but at Purple Lounge it is played with a single deck of 52 cards.

To play you simply have to make a choice of whether to bet on player, banker, or a tie, according to whose hand you believe will be closer to 9, or whether both hands will be the same. After placing the wager of your choice, either 2 or 3 cards will be dealt to both player and banker. The cards assume the values of their face, with Aces counting as 1, and tens, jacks, queens and kings all being 0. If the cards make a value of 10 or above then only the last digit is used, for instance an 8 and a 6 would give a value of 14 which would become 4.

If the hand you bet on wins, then you will get paid out according to the following schedule:

• Banker – you will win 2x your bet minus a 5% commission on the winnings which the house will keep.
• Player – 2x your bet
• Tie – 8x your bet

If you bet on a hand which loses then you will lose your bet, although if you do not bet on a tie and the hands tie then your stake will be returned to you.

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