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EUROPEAN CASINO RULES AND GAMES
By Gayle Mitchell
Author, MORE CASINO GAMBLING MADE EASIER
PUNTO BANCO
Punto Banco is similar to the American game baccarat, but
some of the names are changed: for example, shoe becomes sabot, player hand is
punter and the dealer is the croupier. The croupier is also in charge of the
game. In the event of a tie bet, payoff is eight times the stake but may not be
more than a quarter of the maximum stake. The first card brought out by the
croupier and turned over determines the value of cards forthcoming before the
first game of a new shoe begins. If the face card is a ten, ten unturned cards
are discarded. If the face card shows a seven, seven unturned cards are
discarded, etc. This makes card counting a little more difficult. Also,
remember that all cards are dealt face up.
CHEMIN DE FER
The casino has no direct involvement in this game. You are
not allowed to bet on the banker or player, you must be one or the other. The
bettors wager amongst themselves, which is similar to the American game Poker.
The player, who is acting as the banker, by making the largest bid, retains
possession of the shoe. He then places his bid (currency) in the middle of the
table and is responsible for all losing bets with their own money. He is also
responsible for collecting all winning bank bets while betting the banker hand.
The other players may now bet against all (banco), or any portion of this
money. The highest bidder is now dealt the player hand.
There
is no tie bet in this game, however similar to the American version. No money
changes hands when there is a tie. The casino takes a five- percent commission,
or rake, as in Poker on all winning bank hands. In return, the casino provides
a croupier as a referee, table and necessary equipment. Third card rules are
different, bank hand totals of three and five offer draw/stand options, and
your bankroll requirement, if you want to play banker is higher.
BACCARAT A DEUX TABLEAUX
(DOUBLE TABLE BACCARAT)
The dealer or croupier acts as banker, deals all the cards
and banks all the bets. The dealer stands in the middle of two tables, which
are joined in the middle. He deals two player hands, one hand to each table,
and then two cards for the banker hand. Players must always bet on the player
hand paying even money, or bet both tables by placing their bet on the line,
which divides the two tables. Card and table rules in Double Table Baccarat are
the same as in Chemin de Fer.
30/40 (TRENTE AND QUARANTE)
This is a simple French card game called Rouge et Noir
(red and black) which is played with six decks of cards and offers four bets:
rouge, noir, couleur and inverse. All bets are paid even money. Aces are one,
face or countcards are ten, and all other cards are the face value. Two hands
are dealt and each row must exceed 30, but not be over 40. The first card row
is black, second is red, and the winning point payout is the one nearer to 30,
or the lower hand. If the first card dealt in the fist row is the same color as
in the winning row, the color bet wins, or if the first card is of the opposite
color, the inverse bet wins. A tie is a push. However if both rows equal 31,
then bets only lose half the value. Players may then divide their bet, or wait
for the next deal where the bet will be free if it wins, which is the same as
the “en prison” rule.
Trying these games at the Monte Carlo Casino is truly a
worldly casino experience and while there, be sure to move over to the
single-zero roulette wheels.
Gayle Mitchell is an expert/author/lecturer of Casino
Gambling. Her second book is MORE CASINO GAMBLING MADE EASIER. (More Winning
Strategies, Casino Selections and Intelligent Gambling)
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Edited by Kristie Philips
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