BACCARAT GOLD^TM

F E A T U R I N G :

Gold Bonus Bet and Tie Bet
Gold Bonus Bets pay 40 to 1!
Tie Bets pay 10 for 1!
Winning wagers placed on the Bank Hand are paid 1 to 1!

The object of the game is to assemble two hands of two or three cards with a point value as close to nine as possible. The value of each hand is determined by the sum of the combined cards. Aces count as one, picture cards as 10 and the others their face value.

When combined cards have a total sum greater than ten, the last digit of the total sum is deemed the value of the hand. Therefore, a hand with the sum of eighteen will actually be counted as eight.

GAME RULES
Each participant in the game must place a wager on either the “Banker” or the “Player” in accordance with table limits.

The House Dealer takes a collection from each player for every bet prior to start of each game. Collections are collected and determined prior to the start of each round of play in accordance with posted table limits.

Each Player’s hand is compared with the Banker’s hand. The hand closest to “9” wins.

The House Dealer deals two hands of two cards each, two cards to the right and two cards to the left one by one in rotation. A third card may be required later for either hand. Both of the Player’s cards are dealt face up and serve as a community hand for the players wagering in the Player position. The Banker gets their first card dealt face down and their second card dealt face up.

Players have the following options when placing a bet:

Player bet which pays 1 to 1;
Banker bet which pays 1 to 1;

Players placing either a Player bet or a Banker bet may also place the following:

Tie bet which pays 10 for 1;
Gold Bonus bet which pays 40 to 1.

All base game wagers, Tie bets, and Gold Bonus bets must be between the minimum and maximum table limit.

PLAYER HAND:
Players with hands valued at 6 to 9 must stand. Players withhands valued at 0 to 4 must hit.

Players have an OPTION ON 5: Stand by having a “Stand on 5” plaque placed on wager, or Hit and take a community card. There will only be one decision per seat as to Hit or Stand. The participant with the largest wager will make the decision.

BANKER HAND:
The Banker will lose all ties to player’s tie wager. Tie bets will be paid ten for one. If the Banker hand is 3 and the Player hand is 6, the Player will lose the tie hand wager. If the Banker hand is 3 and the Player hand is 6, the Player will win the base game wager.

The Banker must hit on 0-3 and stand on 6-9 or more. If the Player takes a third card and the Banker has a 4 or 5, the Banker must take a hit if the Player’s third card is a 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. If the Player’s third card is a 0, 1, 2, 8, or 9, the Banker must stand.

If the Banker has a 4 or 5 and the Player hand is a 6 or a 7, the Banker must hit.

When the Banker’s hand is a three card total of 7 and beats the Player hand total, it will be a “Push”. All wagers placed on the Banker hand will be returned to the players.

If the Player or Banker receives a hand with a value of “8” or “9” on their first two cards a “Natural” the hand is over. The Player and Banker cannot draw an additional card.

Wagers are collected or paid, to the extent that Player/Dealer’s wager covers, in order, from the action button, seat by seat. The Banker’s down card will determine the action button. When the Player/Dealer’s wager covers all wagers the House Dealer will pay from left to right, starting in Seat #1.

In the event that the Player/Dealer’s wager is not large enough to cover all the wagers on the table, wagers will be settled in the following order: Player wagers, Banker wagers, Tie bet wagers, and Gold Bonus bet wagers.

TIE BETS:
Before any cards are dealt, each player wagering in the base game has the option to wager on the tie. All tie bets will be paid at 10 for
1. All tie bet wagers may be less than, equal to, or greater than the Player or Banker wagers, but must be within table limits. Tie wagers will be based on the final totals of all the cards in play for the Player’s hand and the Banker’s hand. All ties on 0-9 are a push and base game wagers are called off. (Pay Tie Bets ONLY.)

GOLD BONUS BET:
Before any cards are dealt, each player wagering in the base game has the option of placing a wager within table limits on the designated Gold Bonus Bet spot located next to each player’s position on the gaming felt layout.

For each seated position, there is one separate and specifically designated area for the placement of a Gold Bonus Bet wager. A player may only place a Gold Bonus Bet wager if they have also placed a wager on either the Player line or the Banker line prior to the initial deal. Players may only make one Gold Bonus Bet wager for each base game wager placed.
Seated players as well as back-line bettors may place a Gold Bonus Bet wager.
The Gold Bonus Bet may be less than, equal to, or greater than the base game wager. However, the Gold Bonus Bet must be within the minimum and maximum table limits.
If the Banker’s hand has a point value of seven (7) using three (3) cards and the Player’s hand has a value of six (6) or less, regardless of the number of cards, the Gold Bonus Bet wins. The Gold Bonus Bet shall lose on all other outcomes.
Winning Gold Bonus Bets shall be paid forty to one (40 to 1).
The Player/Dealer will pay all winning Gold Bonus Bet wagers and will collect all losing Gold Bonus Bet wagers. Wagers are collected or paid, to the extent that the Player/Dealer’s wager covers. Once the Player/Dealer’s wager has been exhausted, the wagers not covered by the Player/Dealer will be returned to the players. In the event that the Player-Dealer’s wager does not cover the amount wagered by all players, an action button shall be used to designate where the action shall begin.

HOUSE WAY:
Players hit on 5 or below and stand on 6 or above. Wagers on the Banker Hand will be settled House Way in the event the Player hand is an Option on 5 hand.

PLAYER HAND RULES

Must Hit: 0-1-2-3-4
Must Stand: 6-7-8-9
Have Option On: 5

BANKER HAND RULES

Must Hit: 0-1-2-3
Must Stand: 6-7-8-9
4 and 5 Rule: Player 3rd Card 3-4-5-6-7
BANKER MUST HIT
Player 3rd Card 0-1-2-8-9
BANKER MUST STAND
ON 4 AND 5

The House does not participate in the actual play of the game and has no interest in the outcome of play.

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