History of Baccarat

History of legendary casino game Baccarat is surrounded by mystery and mystique, for example, Etruscan sacrament. The idea of Etruscan sacrament was that virgin was made to roll a nine-sided dice. Thus there were only three versions of event. If the dice showed nine or eight, the virgin would turn out to be vestal. If the dice showed six or seven, virgin’s life would be saved, but she would be punished. Otherwise, if the dice showed five, three, etc. the virgin would have to saunter into the sea and obscure herself out in water. Players, who know game Baccarat, can notice obvious parallels between the game and the legend.

It’s considered that game Baccarat was created by Italian gamer, whose name was Felix Falguierein. Firstly gamers used the Tarot cards instead of conventional modern playing cards.
Baccarat in his contemporary look appeared in France in the end of the fifteenth century.
Primarily the game was illegal, that’s why Baccarat was played secretly. Several years later the government officially allowed the game. It’s interesting fact, that the government used income of the game for helping to the poor. But when Napoleon took the reins of government in his hands, Baccarat became forbidden again. After legalization of Baccarat second time a lot of casinos were built in France and the game became wide-spread. In this period of time Baccarat was renamed. New name was Chemin de Fer. Today in contemporary French casino Baccarat is called Chemin de Fer.
While French were permitting and forbidding Baccarat, it became so popular in England. The game won fame because of little accident with the son of Queen Victoria. Baccarat games became the reason of his monetary dilemma. In England Baccarat wasn’t a gamble. Most of people played it just for fun. Later English version was accepted as European baccarat.
May be, you have ever heard about the famous card counters in blackjack games. But these card counters were known in France at the earlier time. How can you guess, these were baccarat card counters. Baccarat card counters were named as Greek Syndicate. Nico Zographos lead them.
About one hundred years ago they won almost five millions dollars, because of unbelievable mastership and understanding the body language.

Baccarat game appeared in America much later then in Europe. Legendary game became popular in the middle of twentieth century. Firstly the game appeared in casinos of Havana, but in 1950, when Cuban Government forbidden casinos and gambling, Tommy Renzoni introdused this game in the capital of gambling –Vegas. In Las-Vegas the game was recognized as the status game. People could play it only at special fashionable places, which required dress code. By the way, American version of Baccarat was simpler then European edition, and was named Punto Banco.

First online casinos were opened in the end of twentieth century, and no wonder, that Baccarat became popular among online casino games. Online casinos offer you an American edition Punto Banco.