Online Baccarat

Baccarat has long been viewed as a very “elite” casino game and over the years many so called “full proof” Baccarat Strategies have evolved. The truth is there are NO “full proof” Baccarat Strategies as baccarat is a game of chance that offers players a 50 – 50 chance of winning. It is however one hell of a blast to play! One thing a player must always remember though, limit how much time you spend at a Baccarat table and to stop playing once you are ahead.

James Bond is well known for his love of martinis, beautiful women and fast cars, but did you know that he has a great love for gambling and Baccarat in particular? In most of Ian Flemings books (and many of the movies) whenever James Bond finds himself in a casino he is drawn towards the Baccarat, or Chemin de Fer, tables.

Contrary to the James Bond movie Casino Royale the game played in the casino was originally Baccarat and not poker. In fact in the original novel published in 1953 has a great description of the game played between James Bond and the SMERSH operative Le Chiffre:

"Bond has always been a gambler. He loved the dry riffle of the cards and the constant unemphatic drama of the quiet figures round the green tables. He liked the solid, studied comfort of card rooms and casinos, the well padded arms of the chairs, the glass of champagne or whiskey at the elbow, the quiet unhurried attention of good servants. He was amused by the impartiality of the roulette ball and of the playing cards and their eternal bias."

The storyline of the novel originally had the casino based in France and not Eastern Europe with the game of Baccarat being set up to discredit Le Chiffre, but it captured the “upper-class” view of the game of baccarat perfectly. In fact the same class and elegance can be seen within any Online Casino that offers this classic card game.

All references to James Bond and the excerpt from the Casino Royale novel are taken from the Ian Flemming novels.