Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-06
HOW TO PLAY BACCARA L
TUE RECENT GAME AT TRANer
CROFT, ENGLAND.
rSstle known in Americas w."
u.ror,.e with European Nooiii'S-
A Game Of Pure Chanee O"
Cheating Can BE Done'

coror,, attempts have been made 10
describe the game of baccarat' put tns
results produced by those VINO woul
+a1l how the cards are manlpulateo
ha ve been such as to leave the reaoeI
Nth little knowledge of the game ~
is necessary first that the person wno
attempts to describe baccarat shoulo DC
a PLAYER. Talking from the book Will
not do. The game is too Intricate.
The game is very little known IN
America. and it IS strictly foreign al,
fair. The nobility OF Europe are 1ono
of Il and the Prince of Wales seems 10
have been particularly fascinated WIN
it.
Hovle saws that baccarat is game
Of nure chance, and bears some re-
semblancc to "Vingt-et-un' or "Iwen-
tv-oner but is a much more rapid
game and great fortunes can be won
and lost at baccarat in an almost In
credibly short space of time. The
banker or the players either win or
lose as they approximate point winch
is nine.
First of all, to play this swift pastime
at cards, large oval table should DC
used. Directly in front OF the dealer,
who sits at one of the sides OF the ia ble'
not at one of the ends a line is drawn
across the table, dividing it into two
equal parts. Sometimes from a radlal
point before the banker lines are drawn
to the edge OF the table.
AS many as choose may play. They
sit at right or left of the line where the
banker sits All those who are on the
right side make their bets on the cards
of one player who holds the cards for
the right, and all those on the left side
have to do their betting on the hand OF
the player who plays for the left. The
cards arc played by only two players be-
side the banker. All the others have
to do their playing on the two hands,
according to the side of the table where
they sit.
The game can be played with one or
more packs of cards, usually in gaming
with four packs or five packs, to make
the art of shutting easier.
The cards are shuffled and cut by as
many players as may choose to shufhe
them. The dealer may at his option
saw: Il will throw off three, or four,
or six cards before opening the deal, "
and he may if he wishes place these
re iected cards face upward on the
table. These are dead cards, and do
not affect the game at all.
Before the cards are dealt the play
ers make their bets by placing their
money or chips well out upon the
table, where the banker can see them.
Then the dealer begins.
The object Of the game is to secure
nine, which is game" This nine is
secured by counting the spots on the
spot cards. If the hand you hold, and
only one card may constitute your hand,
counts more than nine spots,
you only can be credited with what
spots you can count over ten. A ten
card counts for Nottingham is BAG
carat. A face or picture card counts
for nothing. Aces count one spot-nine
spots is game" If you hold two cards
with spots-say one five and the other
q six-and a picture card, the latter
counts for nothing, ten of the spots or
the other cards make baccarat and you
have but one spot.
In dealing, one or three cards consti-
tute hand, all depending on the luck
of the player in getting a good card al
the first time, or whether his judgment
makes him ask for another and third
When the dealer begins, he gives frs
one card to the player at his left, the1
one card to the player at his right
The third card he gives to himself. L
either of the two players secures az
eight spot or nine spot, these spot
are called ''naturals," he immediatel,
throws it face up on. the table. II,
needs no more cards, because, unless
good fortune strikes the dealer and tn,
latter should get an eight spot to tie
or a nine spot to tie or win, he will
have to pay the player according to tn
amount of money or chips that he ha,
up. He will have to pay also all tn
players on the winning side who ha,
up their money. If one side wins an,
another loses, the banker pays the on,
and collects for the other.
After the first round the dealer thel
deals his card, or cards, to the playe
sitting next to the one nearest him lef
and right, and all those on their re
spective sides bet on the new PLAYERS
hands. This system is kept up unit
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