Archive for the ‘Gambling variants’ Category
Posted by Nicolae on October 26th, 2008 under Gambling variants
Tags: card, casino, casino war, deal, games, going to war, house advantage, House Edge, links, Poker, ranks, references, strategy, ties, Video, War •
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Casino war is a casino card game based on the children’s game of War. The game is arguably one of the most easily understood casino card games, but it also has a relatively large house edge compared to other games.The game is normally played with six standard 52 card decks. The cards [...]
Posted by Nicolae on October 11th, 2008 under Gambling variants, games
Tags: banker, biribi, cavagnole, game of chance, players, prohibited, references, tickets •
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Biribi, or cavagnole, a French game of chance, prohibited by law since 1837. It is played on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked. The players put their stakes on the numbers they wish to back. The banker is provided with a bag from which he draws a [...]
Posted by Nicolae on September 26th, 2008 under Baccarat Guide, Rules, games
Tags: baccarat, baccarat banque, baccarat chemin de fer, bank, banker, breaking, cards, cheval, clubs, course, croupier, go bank, hand, laws, office, packs, players, punters, Rules, shuffle, Video •
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In Baccarat Chemin de Fer, it will have been noticed that a given bank only continues so long as the banker wins. So soon as he loses, it passes to another player. In Baccarat Banque the position of banker is much more permanent. Three packs of cards are shuffled together. (The number [...]
Posted by Nicolae on September 8th, 2008 under Baccarat Guide, Rules, games
Tags: baccarat, Banco, banker, cards, chemin de fer, croupier, dealer, gone bank, players, stakes, winner •
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Six full packs of cards of the same pattern are used, shuffled together. The players seat themselves round the table. In the centre is a basket for the reception of the used cards. If there is any question as to the relative positions of the players, it is decided by lot. The [...]
Posted by Nicolae on August 23rd, 2008 under Baccarat Guide, Rules, games
Tags: Atlantic City, baccarat, banker, casino, chemin de fer, Egalite - tie bets win, high rollers, house advantage, Las Vegas, maximum bets, mini-baccarat, North American, player, punters, punto banco, rooms, Tableau, version, wager, wealthy players •
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In the United States, Australia and Canada, a variation of baccarat is played in which the casino banks the game at all times. Punters may bet on either the player or the banker, which are merely designations for the two hands dealt in each game.
The cards are dealt, one to the ‘Player’ first [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 1st, 2008 under Baccarat Guide, games
Tags: baccarat, baccarat banque, baccarat chemin de fer, card game, gambling, links, North American, punto banco, trivia, variants •
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Baccarat is a gambling card game. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France (ruled 1483-1498), and it is similar to Faro and to Basset. There are three accepted variants of the game: baccarat chemin de fer (railway), baccarat banque [...]