The History Of
Baccarat
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Baccarat is one of the
oldest casino games that are
still played at casinos
today. The history of
baccarat, which literally
means zero, dates back to
the 1490 A.D. Baccarat has a
very interesting history,
one that is based on a
mythology and one that is
about an Italian gambler.
In mythology, there was once
a blonde virgin who was
about to perform an Etruscan
ritual along with nine gods.
This girl anxiously waited
for the revelation of her
fate while the nine gods
waited tiptoeing as well.
The gods did this while the
virgin was rolling a die
with nine sides. When the
die landed, the fate of the
virgin was set which
basically depended on the
number of the die by which
it landed on. The virgin had
at least three fates. First,
if the die will land on
either 8 or 9, the virgin
will become a priestess. If
the die will land on either
6 or 7, the virgin will
become an outcast wherein
she can no longer perform
any religious activity from
that day forward. If the die
will land on any number from
1 to 5, the fate of the
virgin will not be that
good. This meant that the
virgin has to walk into the
deep and perish.
Further, there was a huge
argument whether baccarat
originated from France or
Italy. Nonetheless, it was
believed to be created by
Felix Falguererein, an
Italian gambler, in 1490
A.D. Falguererein made use
of Tarot cards in inventing
the baccarat. Tarot cards
were used practically in
predicting the fate of any
person. The Tarot cards have
four suits, which formed the
basis of the suites that
were used until today.
Baccarat was originally
played by noblemen and it
was in fact played secretly
because baccarat was
considered illegal. On the
other, it was France that
originally legalized the
game after realizing the
amount of money involved in
playing the game. The French
government was the first to
incur taxes for baccarat
winnings. The government
used the tax collected from
baccarat in improving poorly
developed parts of the
country. When Napoleon ruled
France, he made the game
illegal. After his reign,
baccarat was legalized again
and was now able to be
played in different casinos
in the country.
It is clear that baccarat
was very popular in Europe
so it is no wonder that it
started spreading in
different parts of the world
like America. Gambling was
first played in South
America in the western
Atlantic Ocean. It was until
the late 1950s when
Americans created their own
version of baccarat. Tommy
Renzoni presented an
American version that
combines elements of
European baccarat and the
French game of Chermin de
Ver. The game was chosen by
Dunes Casino, which was
located in Las Vegas. Due to
the complexity of the
original version of the
game, a mini baccarat game
was invented. This version
is what people have played
in most casinos in the
United States today.
Today, baccarat is not only
popular in live casinos
worldwide, but also in
online casinos. Thousands of
casino enthusiasts play
baccarat online on a daily
basis.
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