Baccarat is Italian
Well, not the word, but the game itself.
How Baccarat got its name
Baccarat is actually from the Italian word baccarà and refers to the worst hand in the game.
There are three versions of the game
First is Chemin de Fer (railway), then we have Baccarat Banque (or a deux tableaux), and Punto Banco (or North American baccarat).
Baccarat’s first big night in Vegas was a disaster
Well, it was a disaster for the house. While Baccarat was already a popular game in the States, it wasn’t until 1959 that the first major casino in Vegas brought it to its tables. That night the Sands Casino lost an incredible $250,000 to players. It was a massive loss, but, nevertheless, the game proved so popular that the casinos had no option but to stick with it.
Baccarat is huge in Asia
Asian players love Baccarat more than any other game, and they spend big when they hit the casinos. In Macau, revenue is expected to hit an all-time high this year, and experts attribute it to the casinos’ efforts to cater to Baccarat players’ needs