Some Exciting Live Dealer Baccarat Variants

Added: May 11, 2017

Online baccarat based on random number generation is a fairly insipid game, without any variants. But live dealer baccarat is something else. The leading software providers have developed some innovative variants of live dealer baccarat, a few of which are discussed here.

One of the live dealer baccarat games is Baccarat Pairs, which is also known as Lucky Pairs. The game offers two optional side bets based on pairs. One side bet wins if the first two cards dealt to the Player hand form a pair. The other side bet wins if the first two cards dealt to the Banker are a pair. You can bet on both side bets. The payout offered is 11 to 1. Some live dealer baccarat casinos offer additional side bets in Baccarat Pairs. One bet wins if either the Player or the Banker has a pair. Another pays out if both the Player and the Banker have a pair.

Dragon Bonus is a live dealer baccarat variant in which the side bet is not based on the dealt cards but on the margin of victory of the chosen hand. Therefore the chosen hand has to win for the side bet to win. If the margin is 9 points then the payout is 30 to 1. As the margin fall, the payout is less. The lowest payout is even money for a margin of 4 points. The side bet loses for margins of less than 4 points even if the chosen hand wins.

In Running Baccarat is a more complex live dealer baccarat variant, suitable for expert players. It is similar to live play betting offered at online sports books. The changing situation after each card dealt leads to the posting of fresh odds. You make the initial bet as in a normal baccarat game. After the first card is dealt to the Player hand, the probabilities change for the Player and the Banker winning. Therefore new odds for each are generated by the software and displayed on the screen. You have the option of placing fresh bets based on the new odds. The earlier bet stands as placed. Then the first card is dealt to the Banker hand and the process is repeated. This goes on after each card till the game is over. All bets placed are independently settled at the end of the game. What makes the betting complex is that the new odds include handicaps.