Online Casino Playing Tips: Learn to Play Baccarat Like Bond

Baccarat is one of those online casino games that instantly evokes images of James Bond in black tie scooping up piles of casino chips.  It’s a high rollers’ heaven that’s successfully made the transition to the remote gambling platform. 

Now with the help of technology, you and I can ante up at a seriously slick online casino for South Africa - and we’re obviously referring to Springbok casino here - and play as many Baccarat coups as we want without stepping into the shower and out of the house.  For those of you who don’t know what ‘coups’ mean, they are ‘rounds’ in French.

One of the best elements of Baccarat is its simple rules and game play.  There are no particular skills required to win one of the three available Baccarat bets.  There are also no complex strategies or techniques that you can employ to consistently tilt the results in your favour.  

Once you’ve got a clear idea of the type of wager that has the lowest house edge, it really is easy to capitalise on the odds and build a bankroll playing Baccarat.  Having said that there are tips and tricks you can apply to pump up your overall win rate.  This applies to all land-based and online casino games… so listen, learn and love the game!  

The Rules of Baccarat

Before we venture any further let’s take a quick look at the rules of Baccarat.  First of all, it’s a classic comparing card game between the Player and the Bank.  Two or more cards are dealt to both the Player and the Bank.  Whichever hand has the highest card value without going over 9 wins the round.

In the case of Baccarat, 9 is the perfect score.  It is referred to as a natural.  According to the ways the cards are valued, 9 is the highest score.  Aces count as one, 10 and face cards count as zero and 2 to 9 count as their face value.

The easiest way to get a hang of the scoring is to deduct 10 if the value of the first two cards dealt exceeds 9. Confused?  Well, say for example you are dealt 6 and 8.  The total value of the two cards is 14 but in Baccarat it is actually 14-10 = 4.

In the online version of Baccarat additional cards are automatically dealt to a hand according to the total value of the cards in that hand.  As an example; if the Player’s card total is 5 or less, another card is dealt.  The hand stands on values of 6 or 7.  Thankfully, it’s not necessary to worry about the rules when playing Baccarat online as the machine makes all the plays on your behalf.

Baccarat Bet Types and House Edge

There are three possible outcomes you can wager on in Baccarat - the Player’s hand wins, the Banker’s hand wins or there’s a Tie.  This is where it becomes interesting.  The house edge on each bet is as follows:

• Player bet - 1.24%
• Banker bet - 1.06%
• Tie - 4.93%

By choosing your bets very carefully you can improve your payout rate.

Baccarat Playing Tips 

If you want to get the best out of your remote gambling sessions, your first step is to play at a regulated online casino for South Africa.  That way you’ll know the casino games are fair, the payouts are legitimate and the house edge hasn’t been tampered with.

At Springbok online casino we supply independently certified casino games developed by Real Time Gaming, an established software provider with an excellent track record.

Play in the Fun Mode

One of the best ways to succeed in everything in life is to prepare properly.  You should have a clear idea of what you want to achieve and then do everything in your power to reach that goal.  Playing online casino games is no different.

Before you set off on your real money gambling journey, we strongly recommend you learn as much about the online casino games as you can.  In this case, your focus should be on Baccarat and the different variations you sometimes find at brick and mortar and online casinos.

Ensure you to get to know the rules, the pay tables and the payout rates.  Once you’re up to speed with the technical side of things, we advise you to play Baccarat in the fun mode until you’ve got the practical know how and confidence to migrate to the games that pay out winnings in ZAR.

You’ll find the free to play games at Springbok online casino are exact replicas of the RTG money games in every way, apart from the fact that you wager in credits and not hard cash.

Take the Bet with the Lowest House Edge

As you know, there are three bets you can take on the predicted outcome of a Baccarat coup - the Banker bet, the Player bet and the Tie bet.  

The Tie bet may seem like a smart idea.  It usually offers the highest available winnings with an average payout of around 8:1 or 9:1.  There are however two good reasons why you should avoid the Tie bet.  Aside from being statistically difficult to hit, a Tie bet gives the biggest cut of the wager to the online casino.  It’s a high risk, high reward bet type that experienced Baccarat players choose to ignore  

A much wiser option is the Banker bet.  It may seem counter intuitive to bet on the Banker rather than the Player but this bet has the lowest house edge.  That means you can win more money gambling on the probability of the Banker having the highest value Baccarat hand.  This isn’t an instant or guaranteed return. It’s simply the best way to play Baccarat over time.

Don’t Bet More than you Can Afford

There’s always an element of luck involved when you win money playing Baccarat online.  That means there’s no sure fire way of beating the machine.  The results are generated by random number generator software after all.

No-one - no matter how often they play casino games online - can correctly predict the game results.  If you think you can, you’re in for a nasty shock.  That’s why it’s vital to gamble with money you can afford to lose and to take the bets that have the best odds of winning.

You can play Baccarat like James Bond at Springbok online casino for South Africa.  Or you can play like a buffoon and lose the cash you’ve budgeted to cover the day to day expenses.  The choice is yours!