This is Baccarat - but Baccarat in the Zero Lounge.
To Play the Game
Click on a chip of desired value to select it. Then move your cursor to the middle of the screen and click on any of the three areas on the table (player, banker or tie) to place your bet there. Every click on the area adds one chip to the bet. Select another chip if you wish to increase the bet by some other amount. Right clicking on the area removes one chip. You can place several chips into several areas at the same time.
Click the Deal button.
Cards are now dealt and you will see the game result. Click New Game if you wish to play again. Place your bets as described above and click Deal. You can also click Rebet to place the same bet as in the previous round.
Objective
The object of Baccarat is to predict if the player or the banker hand will
get a point value closest to 9. All ten-value cards count as zero and Aces count
as one. The hand with the highest point value wins.
The game is played using
8 decks of cards, re-shuffled after each round.
The Zero Baccarat Additional Features
In Zero Blackjack the commission taken on winning banker bets is only 2.75% instead of the standard 5% commission rate on the game resulting in a 100.0% (correct to one decimal place) expected return on Banker bets in the game.
Rules
The player's hand will be dealt two cards and the banker's hand will be dealt two cards. Third cards are dealt according to the rules detailed below.
Values
Hand Values
The highest total any Baccarat hand can have
is nine. A two-card total of nine is called a "natural" and cannot lose. An
eight is the second-best hand and is also called a "natural". If both the player
and banker are dealt hands of equal value, it's a push (tie) and neither the
banker nor the player hand wins.
Card Values:
Ace = one point
Face cards and tens =
zero
All other cards carry the point value stated on the card. If the cards
in a hand total more than ten points, simply subtract ten; the remainder is the
baccarat point value of the hand. For example: 7+Jack=17, which counts as a 7 in
baccarat; and a Ace+8=9, which counts as 9.
Third Card Rules
The following baccarat rule chart
governs when the player and/or the banker will automatically draw a third card
in the baccarat game: If the point value of the first two cards is 8 or 9, this
is called a Natural. If anyone is dealt a Natural the game ends and no third
card is dealt to anyone.
Player:
Point value of the first two cards, and actions
required:
| Point Value of First Two Cards: | |
| 0-1-2-3-4-5 | Draws a third card |
| 6-7 | Stands |
| 8-9 | "Natural hand", no further draw |
Banker:
| If Player Draws? | ||
| Point Value of First Two Cards: | Draws when the player's third card is: | Does not draw when the player's third card is: |
| 0-1-2 | Always draws a card | - |
| 3 | 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 | 8 |
| 4 | 2-3-4-5-6-7 | 0-1-8-9 |
| 5 | 4-5-6-7 | 0-1-2-3-8-9 |
| 6 | 6-7 | 0-1-2-3-4-5-8-9 |
| 7 | Always stands | - |
| 8-9 | Player cannot draw | Player cannot draw |
| If Player Does Not Draw? | |
| Banker's Hand | Banker Action |
| 0-5 | Draw a card |
| 6-7 | Stand |
Payouts
| Winning Wager | Odds Payout |
| Banker (receives 2.75% commission) | 1 - 1 |
| Player | 1 - 1 |
| Tie | 8 - 1 |
When a Tie bet is won, any bets that the player placed on Player or Banker are returned.
Interface
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Press this key |
To do this |
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TAB |
Tab between the buttons on the screen. |
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ENTER |
Click the button that is currently highlighted. |
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SPACEBAR |
Place your previous bet, press again to spin the wheel as well. |
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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. |
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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 £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.