Baccarat is played at major casinos all over the world.

It is an exiting and thrilling game that is fun to play. You can either play the game against the dealer or wager as an active spectator that either the player's hand will win, the banker's hand will win, or that the game will result in a tie.

 At land based casinos the baccarat pit is generally found off to the side away from the rest of the games . This is a room characteristically furnished more elegantly that the rest of the casino. The furniture is more expensive, the dealers will be either dressed in tuxedo or wearing elegant black and the lighting will be soft. In large casinos full of high rollers the baccarat area is serious business, and is usually played for big sums of money . The fact that it is possible to watch the game in an active way gives the gathering around the baccarat table a feeling of importance and festivity.

 But don't be intimidated by all of this if you are smaller wagers. Your bets will be treated with the same respect as bets placed by the high rollers, and online baccarat is a different story.

 Baccarat is a game of chance played with tempo and style. Baccarat has a low casino edge, giving the player a much better chance of winning more over time than if you were for example feeding coins into a slot machine , or playing roulette . Web based baccarat also has an advantage that unlike other games like blackjack and craps where making a mistake can cost you greatly, the casino's edge is fixed and you can't make it worse by making a mistake.

 Another advantage is that though baccarat has strict rules that must be followed, you as a player need not even ever really learn them. The casino dealer is paid to know the rules, direct the players when to make bets, collect losing bets and pay off winners, and in mini-baccarat even deal the cards. In online play, you simply bet on one of three possible results (banker, tie or player) and let the game play it-self.

 Maintaining all the rules and excitement of the regular game, mini-baccarat is a newer version of the game and is the type of baccarat played at online casinos . The only difference is that there are fewer players at the table and in mini-baccarat the casino dealer always deals. With some of the best odds at any casino and the ease of play, you have a one of the highest chances of winning when gambling at a web-based baccarat game.

 Baccarat or more properly, "baccarat punto" or "punto banco" is one of a family of games that includes baccarat banque and chemin de fer. The factor that makes these games different from one another is who is allowed to play the role of the bank. In the U.K. and in North America, only the baccarat punto version, where the house plays the role of banker, is found. Baccarat punto is the most common, so common that when we use the term "baccarat" it is typically assumed to be referring to this game.