In its most simplest form, baccarat is played between the dealer and the player who receives a hand of two cards each. The goal is to tabulate the points of his cards (0 to 9), the hand which totals closest to 9 is the winning hand. The other bettors at the table bet on the dealer's hand, the player or on the equality of both.

Baccarat is a table game. The dealers are responsible for all chips and all bets at the table, while punters bet on either the dealer or the player, either on equality. Opposite dealer there are numbered boxes (one for each player) for chips from the board. Baccarat are dealt from a shoe by a bettors who will act as a banker. This player distributes the cards until he loses or not as he wishes to play. If he leaves the game or loses his hand, the shoe the next player.

There are many variations of baccarat. The railway, European baccarat and mini baccarat are among the most popular. The railway is an early version of the game played in France. In mini baccarat, the dealer gives the casino and play both hands and bettors must simply decide which hand to bet on and how much money to put in. This is one of the less intimidating versions of Baccarat, ideal for beginners .

Unlike other casino games, baccarat does not offer the possibility of reducing the odds of winning in favor of the establishment. The result of a hand has no impact on the outcome of the next. Baccarat is a game of chance. The casinos provide the cards with the score in order to identify all winning hands. This way bettors can see when it's a good pass in the game and make the right decision. Bettors base their strategies on Paris observations, although there is no real technique to predict the outcome of hands at baccarat.