Bacarrat Banque is yet another variation of the pure game of
Baccarat. Three packs of cards are shuffled together. The bank
is at the outset put up to auction. In some circles, the person
who has first set down his name on the list of players has the
right to hold the first bank, risking such amount as he may
think proper.
The right to begin having been ascertained, the banker takes his
place midway down one of the sides of an oval table, the
croupier facing him, with the waste-basket between. On either
side the banker are the punters (ten such constituting a full
table). Any other persons desiring to take part remain standing,
and can only play in the event of the amount in the bank for the
time being not being covered by the seated players.
The croupier, having shuffled the cards, hands them for the same
purpose to the players to the right and left of him, the banker
being entitled to shuffle them last, and to select the person by
whom they shall be cut. Each punter having made his stake, the
banker deals three cards, the first to the player on his right,
the second to the player on his left, and the third to himself;
then three more in like manner. The five punters on the right
(and any bystanders staking with them) win or lose by the cards
dealt to that side; the five others by the cards dealt to the
left side. Each punter continues to hold the cards for his side
so long as he wins. If he loses, the next hand is dealt to the
player next following him in rotation.
The breaking of the bank does not deprive the banker of the
right to continue, provided that he has funds with which to
replenish it, up to the agreed minimum.
Should the stakes of the punters exceed the amount for, the time
being in the bank, the banker is not responsible for the amount
of such excess. In the event of his losing, the croupier pays
the punters in order of rotation, so far as the funds in the
bank will extend; beyond this, they have no claim. The banker,
may, however, in such a case, instead of resting on his right,
declare the stakes accepted, forthwith putting up the needful
funds to meet them. In such event the bank thenceforth becomes
unlimited, and the banker must hold all stakes offered on any
subsequent hand, or give up the bank.
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