Category: Baccarat

Baccarat is a table card game that has made its way into our culture thanks, in great part, due to it’s popularity with James Bond in many of the 007 movies. Bond favored Baccarat chemin-de-fer, one of the 3 versions of Baccarat. The other versions of Baccarat are Baccarat Banque (or Deux Tableaux), and Punto Banco (or North American baccarat). Baccarat was first introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France at the end of the 15th century and has similarities to Faro and Basset. It is a very simple game as there are only…

There is this common perception that those who follow the adventures of fictional spy hero James Bond will surely know how to play baccarat by heart. The image of this fictional MI6 spy agent will always be associated with baccarat. In fact, familiar scenes from his movies shout the undeniable fact that it is his favorite game. This popular card game is always associated with luxury, finesse and elegance. It is the game of rich souls ? known in casino parlance as the ?whales? or high-rollers. However, lower stake players can now enjoy the same opportunity as the high-rollers when…