Playing Baccarat For Money

I always knew that people played poker online, but I was stunned when I discovered that you can actually play Baccarat online for real money. For those of you who don't know, Baccarat is a card game that is often played in land-based casinos, but unlike poker, there is no skill involved whatsoever. Everything is totally luck, which is why I was amazed that people would play it online for real money, because it is just basically giving money away.

Now, I can understand why someone would play Baccarat in a live casino. When you're playing at a brick and mortar casino, you actually gain a ton of entertainment out of losing your money. The characters you meet at a casino are priceless, and often times you can get an amazing meal and stay at a great hotel when you go to a casino.

But an online casino is a whole different story. In that case you are just sitting at home, possibly in bed on your laptop, and basically, doing nothing. Maybe it's just me, but playing Baccarat in that situation really doesn't sound that appealing.

If you aren't sure what Baccarat is, I'll give you a quick run down. It is a card game played on a table, where you can either bet on the Banker, the Player, or a Tie. The object is to bet on the hand that ends up being closer to the number 9. Face cards count as 0 points, and Aces are only worth 1 point. Plus, unlike Blackjack, there are no hands that bust. If your hand ends up higher than 10, you just minus 10 from the total to get your point score. So if you had a hand of 18, you'd just minus ten and have a hand of 8 (a pretty nice hand).