Baccarat at Fallsview Casino Resort
Sit down at one of our Mini or Midi Baccarat tables in Salon Privé or on the main floor and bet on on whether the Banker’s hand or your hand will have the closest to nine. Electronic Baccarat is available on the main floor near the tables.
How to Play Baccarat
Minimums and maximums, and maximum payouts are posted at the table.
Baccarat
An interactive and exciting game, Baccarat has the house dealing the cards and the players turning them over.
Depending on the game type being offered, players may not have the option to touch the cards. The drawing rules of both Mini and Midi Baccarat are the same as traditional Baccarat.
Objective
The object of Baccarat is to bet on which hand will have the highest value. The highest hand in Baccarat is 9 and the lowest 0. Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings are counted as zero, an Ace counts as one, and all the other cards count as their face value. When totaling the cards on each hand, only the right-hand number of the total figure is used to determine the hand’s value (as illustrated in the example).
Example:
Bets are placed and then a total of four cards are dealt. The first and third cards are the Player’s hand and the second and fourth are the Banker’s hand. Once the initial cards are dealt and exposed, the Dealer announces the totals for each hand and additional cards are then drawn in accordance with the Third Card Rules. (A maximum of one additional card may be dealt to either hand).
You have three betting options in Baccarat. You can bet that the Player’s hand will win, that the Banker’s hand will win, or that both hands will tie. If you win with a bet on either the Banker’s or the Player’s hand; your bet will be paid even money, with the exception of Banker winning with a point total of 6 (see No Commission Baccarat). If both hands tie, neither hand wins or loses, but if you have a wager on the tie, you win 8 to 1!
No Commission Baccarat
When the Banker wins with a point total of six (6), all winning banker wagers are paid half of the original wager (1 to 2).
No Commission Baccarat offers an optional side wager – SUPER 6. Super 6 pays 12 to 1 when the Banker wins with a point total of 6.
Commission Baccarat
All winning Banker wagers are paid even money; however a 5% commission is collected on ALL winning Banker hands.
Additional Wagers
Side wagers offered on Baccarat will be identified on the table.
Dragon Bonus
Dragon Bonus® is a Baccarat side bet that pays when your hand is a natural winner, or when it wins by a large margin. Make the Dragon Bonus wager by betting in the marked area. You may bet either for the Player or Banker hand. The casino may require you to also make a standard Baccarat Wager.
You have two ways to win:
- When your hand is a natural winner
- When your non-natural hand wins by a least four points
The Dragon Bonus pays as follows:
Naturals
Natural Winners – – 1 to 1
Natural Ties – Push
Non-Naturals
Win by 9 Points – 30 to 1
Win by 8 Points – 10 to 1
Win by 7 Points – 4 to 1
Win by 6 Points – 4 to 1
Win by 5 Points – 2 to 1
Win by 4 Points – 2 to 1
All other outcomes result in a loss of the Dragon Bonus bet.
Optionals
Bets are placed on banker, player or both. The wager wins 11 to 1 if the first 2 cards for the side you have wagered on are identical pairs (e.g. Jack/Jack). You may be required to also make a standard baccarat wager.
Third Card Rules
When Players first two cards total:
0 -1-2-3-4-5 • Player draws a card
6-7 • Player stands
8-9 • Natural, neither hand draws a third card
When Banker’s first two cards total:
0-1-2 • Banker draws unless Player shows a natural 8 or 9
When Banker’s first two cards total:
3 • Bank draws if Player’s third card is 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9
• Bank stands when Player’s third card is 8
4 • Bank draws if Player’s third card is 2-3-4-5-6-7
• Bank stands when Player’s third card is 0-1-8-9
5 • Bank draws if Player’s third card is 4-5-6-7
• Bank stands when Player’s third card is 0-1-2-3-8-9
6 • Bank draws if Player’s third card is 6-7
• Bank stands when Player’s third card is 0-1-2-3-4-5-8-9
7 • Stands
8 – 9 • Natural Numbers – neither hand draws a third card