Baccarat

Barrarat is a very popular game on casino gaming floors as well as online. Originating from Italy it was introduced to France in the late 15th Century where it first gained popularity.

Betfair Casino are proud to offer six deck Baccarat. If you have never played Baccarat before then please read theÂ Baccarat Rules. Please return to this pageÂ when you are ready to start playing.

To play the game:

Use your mouse to click on a chip of your chosen value to select it. Then move your mouse cursor towards the middle of the screen and click onÂ one of the three areas on the table (player, banker or tie) to place your bet in your chosen section. Each time you click on an area adds one of your chosen chips to the bet. If you wish to increase the bet by some other amount then please click on that chip from the set before clicking on the chosen area. Right clicking on your mouseÂ on the area removes one chip. You can place more than oneÂ chip into several areas for each game.
Click the Deal button.

Now you will see the cards dealt and you will see the game result. If you wish to play again please Click New Game. You can place your bets as described above and then click Deal. You can also click Rebet - this would place theÂ same bet as in you did in the previous round.

Buttons:

Deal	Deal out the cards.
Rebet	Place the same bet as in the previous round and deal the cards.
Skip Turn	Skip your turn when playing in multiplayer mode.
New Game	Start a new game round.

Towards the bottom of the game window you'll find the Betfair Casino toolbar. This contains the following:

Current balance

Your account balance. The Betfair Casino keeps you u to date with the amount of money you have in your account at all times.

Cashier

Clicking on this button opens the Cashier window. In here you can make deposits and withdrawls from your account as well as checking out your transaction history et al.

Chat

Clicking on the chat facility will allow you to talk to others. A black strip next to the chat button will turn into a text box and in here you can type your message and to send simply press chat again. Doing this opens a new chat window.. Please note: You can only chat to other uses when you are playing multi-player games at the Betfair Casino.

Menu

Under the Menu function you'll find three important functions of the Betfair Casino

Viewing the games history is easy. Just click on the History button (this is available in both online and offline mode) This opens a window where you can read the latest results from the game which you are currently playing.

Clicking on Options gives you several ways to enhance your Betfair Casino experience including audio setting and various gameplay settings. Help opens the help article that accompanies the game which you are reading right now.

Online Support lets you contact a Betfair Casino customer support specialist, as long as one is available.

Close/Lobby

Clicking this button will return to the Betfair Casino Lobby and close your current gaming window. If you have Multiwindow support setup and enabled (this is where games are opened in new windows), the button will say Close. If Multiwindow support is not setup or disabled (your games are opened in the same window as the Lobby), then the button will say Lobby. You can easily enable or disable this feature in the options menu discussed in the previous paragraph.

Shortcut keys

If you wish, you can press the following keys on your keyboard instead of clicking on the buttons on the screen.

Press this key	To do this
TAB	Tab between the buttons on the screen.
ENTER	Click the button that is currently highlighted.
SPACEBAR	Place your previous bet, press again to spin the wheel as well.
Number keys	Select a chip. Different number keys select different chips. The number of functioning keys depends on the chips allowed for the current player and can be subject to change.
ESC	Exit the game and go back to the lobby.

Note on large wins: If you are lucky (or skillful) enough to win more than Â£10,000 then this will need to be varified by a live operator as the Betfair Casino regards this as a high win.

Note on malfunctions: A malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Note on disconnections: If your internet connection fails on you and you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of a game while playing for Real Money then don't panic. Just re-establish your Internet connection and log back into the Betfair Casino lobby. Then click History and you'll see the result of your previous round and if you've won then your winning will be added to your account.