26 November 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Casino Royale: The Poker versus Baccarat Debate

So I rented Casino Royale, the new James Bond 007 movie.
If you haven’t seen this movie yet and you’re a James Bond fan, you have got to get your ass to Blockbuster, Netflix, or Hollywood Video and get your hands on this rental (you can pick it up widescreen, fullscreen, or Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray makes the [...]

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13 November 2007 ~ 2 Comments

The Baccarat Primer: How to Get Started in Baccarat

Did you know “Baccara” in Italian means zero?
And since the worst hand you can have in Baccarat is zero, well, it makes for an unusual choice for the name of the game.
By the way, it’s spelled B-A-C-C-A-R-A-T. Not bacarrat. Or baccarrat. Or back-a-rat.
History of Baccarat
Baccarat is thought to have been brought into France from Italy [...]

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