Big Baccarat
January 10th, 2010 at 9:41:41 AM
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Does anyone know which casinos have an actual, operating big baccarat table available?
I don't mean the semi-circle, fan shaped ones with 6-7 players, I mean the large, bone-shaped tables with 12-14 players and two dealers and the players deal from the shoe.
The ONLY place I've seen one of these tables in actual use (full complement of dealers and players) was in the salon at Niagara Fallsview Casino in Ontario, Canada.
Then again, I haven't stepped into many of the salons in Las Vegas. I think the Borgata in Atlantic City might have one, but I've never seen many players there.
Any insights?
I don't mean the semi-circle, fan shaped ones with 6-7 players, I mean the large, bone-shaped tables with 12-14 players and two dealers and the players deal from the shoe.
The ONLY place I've seen one of these tables in actual use (full complement of dealers and players) was in the salon at Niagara Fallsview Casino in Ontario, Canada.
Then again, I haven't stepped into many of the salons in Las Vegas. I think the Borgata in Atlantic City might have one, but I've never seen many players there.
Any insights?
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January 10th, 2010 at 11:22:59 AM
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Its likely only to be found in the high limit rooms nowadays. Or perhaps I should say nowanights.
Does anyone know if Vegas still has the really LARGE tables, they may be a thing of the past?
Mirage is I think now a twelvespot table, MGM-Mansion reported being a ten spot table.
I've been told Caesars used to have a real Baccarat setup in their High Limit area but I've never been there and that was a while ago that someone said that to me.
Does anyone know if Vegas still has the really LARGE tables, they may be a thing of the past?
Mirage is I think now a twelvespot table, MGM-Mansion reported being a ten spot table.
I've been told Caesars used to have a real Baccarat setup in their High Limit area but I've never been there and that was a while ago that someone said that to me.
January 10th, 2010 at 11:34:09 AM
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Doesn't Casino Rama (north of Toronto) also have a couple behind the ropes at the back?
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January 10th, 2010 at 3:31:59 PM
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I seem to recall seeing one (or maybe more than one?) in the Asian games room at Foxwoods.
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January 10th, 2010 at 8:51:50 PM
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you could name any high-end Vegas casino and they will have big-table baccarat in the high limit room. To be specific: Mandalay, MGM, Aria, Bellagio, Paris, Caesars, Mirage, Venetian, and Wynn. When last I was there, the Silver Legacy in Reno had one on the main floor at a small minimum bet.
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January 25th, 2010 at 6:36:36 PM
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Hi,
Recently did a whirlwind tour of big bac in Vegas, here's what I found:
Basically, there are only two big baccarat tables in town that you can deal the cards (that I know of). They are:
Wynn ($300 minimum)
Bellagio ($100)
Caesars also has a big table, but players are not allowed to deal--though you can fold, spindle and mutilate the cards to your hearts content.
Even Encore took out their big bac table--it's all midi now. I thought it was wild that in every high limit room I saw there were more midi-baccarat games than any other table game. And the reason they don't pass the deal is the "Angelfire" machine, which reads what comes out of the shoe so tracking the deck (meaningless but a big part of the game) is done for you on a big video screen. Apparently (told and saw) the Asian players who are the demand for high limit prefer midi to big bac--why I cannot imagine.
So, Bellagio is the place for mere mortals who want to play big bac --and they have those yummy strawberry juliuses too.
Recently did a whirlwind tour of big bac in Vegas, here's what I found:
Basically, there are only two big baccarat tables in town that you can deal the cards (that I know of). They are:
Wynn ($300 minimum)
Bellagio ($100)
Caesars also has a big table, but players are not allowed to deal--though you can fold, spindle and mutilate the cards to your hearts content.
Even Encore took out their big bac table--it's all midi now. I thought it was wild that in every high limit room I saw there were more midi-baccarat games than any other table game. And the reason they don't pass the deal is the "Angelfire" machine, which reads what comes out of the shoe so tracking the deck (meaningless but a big part of the game) is done for you on a big video screen. Apparently (told and saw) the Asian players who are the demand for high limit prefer midi to big bac--why I cannot imagine.
So, Bellagio is the place for mere mortals who want to play big bac --and they have those yummy strawberry juliuses too.
