Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-19
HOW TO PLAY BAcCARAT.
Explanation of the Game Which is
Now 80 Famous

lh''' o. ~ Itt-rui much scandal
alut The gambling proprn-itic- oi the
h'itn apparent (" the throne uf Great
luihin. consequent upon the trial ui
sir William Guduu Cumming for I'M
itir plhN AZ lh,carat. li- game j. tIn-
known in tln- part ui the world aud l.
even comparatively new ~ England,
boat o. nov well known there since It's
Introduction hV the Prince of Wales, as
~ such matters what hc docs Is the cue
inr the aust"cracy and 81 polloi uf the
tight little i-lc
naccarat IL oi Frcnch origin. where
~ = very popular nt thc fashionable
clubs and has practically superseded
aud displaced the once iayoritc games
"i ,ngt un aud lan-qucnet. II was
mhd' popular hy the rflnro OF Wales,
Whu likes It fut IT. even chances lc-
tween the hank and PLAYERS In this
tr-rt,l It ~ "u" ui the very lnlrcst. il
n"t tlir most hir game IN existence.
thc I"rcntag" against the player hcing
/ reduced to a minimum
Rather more preparation i required
i"f ha,cartt than most other games
except, p"rhnp- faro. 1t Is played on
large oval table covered with the CON
,cni,unnl hiliard cloth marked into 10
divisions. i've un each side of the bank
~. Who -lt- ia the middle In the
crnter uf the table lsn circular cavity
/ containing - bag about eight inches in
diameter and - foot deep. which is
called the waste basket" At the
bankers night hand IL the kitty" usu-
al 1" mnst gambling games. in which is
deposited the games percentage. q"
| In ltunt ui the banker j. triangular.
/ shaped piece of wu"d. against which
/ the cards are placed when the pack is
| t"p large tu hc conveniently handled.
There l. small piece Of pa.tcboard or
thin IVORY. like u papcf-cuticr. with
which convenient slice l. cut from
the pack against the woodcn block.
With three decks ot ordinary playing
cnr,l' the mechanical apparatus Is com
plc,r.
The game ~ not an intricate one and
Ia primarily Of chance. Ia which the Gle.
mcnt NJ skill enters hut slightly. and
resembles singt an more closely than
ANY other The hank !. put up ut auc.
! tion and taken hy the highest bidder.
Who al once starts his hank for the
amount hc has bid for IT, Tie players,
who are called punters. then draw for
positions ~ the table, at which but 10
may III, one at each marked division,
the Others to stand and play. The
cards are shuillci and placed against
the block. the dealer pausc- until the
bets have been made. and which may
be- any amount which does not exceed
the sum IN the bank. lie then takes
oti part IT the pack and deals n card
"a the first punief on his right, then to
the first on his left, then 10 himself
and then repeats the operation. The
three now examine their cards and any
combination Of spots which make eight
or nine must be Immediately called
out aud shown One additional card
may be- drawn. but NO combination of
eight nor nine can heat that made by
the two original cards Ties are oil.
In ease neither eight or nine are made,
then the rule IL that the combination
nearest Ia those numbers is the one
that l. played, the same ~ in vingtun.
In fact, the points Of baccarat are the
same ~ yingt-un, except that the ace
never counts anything hut one. and
that ten spots aud face cards all count
~ ci pliers. thus making nine the high
est l0int. suppose the banker has
dealt Ia the puntcr at his right seven
and deuce. aud Ia the punter at his
left 1--we aud four. each hand is
called out aud displayed as making a
combination of nine. This total, being
made on the first two cards, is called
4" natural, aud, unless the banker has
one also, hc loses instautcr. and must
pay the stakes wagercd. while an assist
ant throws the cards used into the
waste basket The lowest hand in the
game Is called "baccarat." being n ci-
pher. formed either ~ face cards or am
others ot which the sum is 10 The
game goes on In this manner until the
cards are all IN the waste basket. when
the assistant takes out and shufiits
them preparatory Ia the bidding for IA
new bank During the game the cards
are dealt "a hut two punters at a time,
and to them until one 81 them loses q
hand when they are dealt To his
neighbur
This IL the general plan of the game.
hut there are some ~ rules, very strict
/ and severe. against punters and banker.
They do not tend to complicatc the
game. but are nustly penalties and for
iots for mistakes In announcement by
the puniefs ~ nislcals by the banker,
etc