Bacarrat is a game played in casinos around the world. It’s easy to play and offers some of the best odds of any random-chance game.

There are two types of bets in baccarat – Player and Banker. The banker’s hand has a slight advantage over the player’s. A banker can choose to stand and take the hand, or bet larger and try to beat the player’s hand.

In the standard game, eight decks of fifty-two cards are used. Cards are shuffled and then manually dealt into a shoe. After each game, the cards are replaced.

In older versions of the game, the first two cards are concealed from the dealer. The remaining cards are given numerical value. For instance, 10s have zero value, while the face cards carry a value of 0.

In Bacarrat online, each player’s hand is dealt two cards. The house decides whether to draw a third card. If it does, the player’s hand is a winner and gets paid a one to one pay-out. On the other hand, if the hand is not a winner, the tie bet is the winner.

As the name suggests, the tie bet has a 9.6% chance of winning on every hand. Players should be aware that the tie bet has a relatively low pay-out and is not recommended.

Baccarat can be played in offline casinos, where players have many different side bets to choose from. However, they tend to be more expensive than the main bets.