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Table Game Guide
Our Table Game Guide provides essential rules, strategies, and tips for all our electronic table games. It's your quick reference to understand gameplay, betting options, and maximize your fun.
Baccarat
A baccarat table typically accommodates six to nine seated players, with designated areas for betting on the Player, Banker, or a Tie. The goal is to get a hand as close to nine as possible. Understanding the card values and betting options is key to playing baccarat.
Objective
The object of Baccarat is to bet on which hand will have the highest value. The highest hand in Baccarat is 9 and the lowest 0. Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings are counted as zero, an Ace counts as one, and all the other cards count as their face value. When totaling the cards on each hand, only the right-hand number of the total figure is used to determine the hand’s value (as illustrated in the example)
Bets are placed and then a total of four cards are dealt. The first and third cards are the Player’s hand and the second and fourth are the Banker’s hand.
Once the initial cards are dealt and exposed, the Dealer announces the totals for each hand and additional cards are then drawn in accordance with the Third Card Rules. (A maximum of one additional card may be dealt to either hand).
You have three betting options in Baccarat. You can bet that the Player’s hand will win, that the Banker’s hand will win, or that both hands will tie. If you win with a bet on either the Banker’s or the Player’s hand; your bet will be paid even money, with the exception of Banker winning with a point total of 6 (see No Commission Baccarat).
If both hands tie, neither hand wins or loses, but if you have a wager on the tie, you win 8 to 1!
Niu - Niu
A baccarat table typically accommodates six to nine seated players, with designated areas for betting on the Player, Banker, or a Tie. The goal is to get a hand as close to nine as possible. Understanding the card values and betting options is key to playing baccarat.
Cards & Ranks:
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The Player and the Dealer will each be dealt a hand of 5 cards.
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Aces are worth 1 point, cards 2-10 are worth its face value, and K,Q, J are worth 10 points
1 Point
Face Value
10 Points
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The objective of the game is to make the best hand possible where the point value of 3 cards should be in multiples of 10 and the value of the remaining 2 cards should have the highest possible point value.
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The point value of the 2-card combination is the sum of the value of both cards. Any points exceeding 10 will be valued according to its last digit. Example: If your 2-card combination is a Jack and an 8 (10+8=18), its point value is 8.
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The highest possible card combination is Ultimate Niu Niu which contains four cards of the same rank and one card of any rank.
Bets
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Players are required to place a “SINGLE” bet to start the game.
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The “MULTIPLE” and “SUPER NIU NIU” bets are optional. Any bets made here must have an insurance 5x the original bet of “MULTIPLE” and 11x the original bet of “SUPER NIU NIU” since winning bets are paid and losing bets are collected similarly (refer to pay table).
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All losing bets are collected in full, while certain winning bets in Multiple and Super Niu Niu are deducted with 5% tax (refer to pay table).
Texas Hol'Em
Poker is one of those games where, on paper, it is more complex than actually playing. The game itself is very simple and easy once you know how to play, you'll realise how easy it is by playing it in person! The aim of it is to win as many chips as possible! If you're new to the game don't confuse yourself with poker terminology or slang, keep it simple as you'll pick them up as you go.
Below is a very simplified overview of the basics of Texas Hold ’em – the most popular and easiest to pick up of the many different variants of poker.
Set up
All players are dealt 2 cards face down, followed by 5 cards face up. Players must make the best possible 5 card poker hand using the 5 community cards and their own face down hole cards. The best 5 card poker hand wins the hand and receives the pot.
At various stages players bet against each other on the value of their hands. A player can fold their hand at any stage.
Each betting stage is identical, and there are 4 stages of betting as listed below. They have fancy names but don't let it confuse you, you can think of them as stages 1-4. Once the betting stage is resolved, the next stage of the hand starts.
1. Pre-flop
There is a round of betting once all players have received their 2 hole cards. This round of betting is initiated by 2 mandatory bets called blinds put into the pot by the 2 players to the left of the dealer. There's no need to confuse yourself here, they're mandatory so there is an incentive (a pot to win) for people to play.
2. Flop
3 cards are then dealt face up. This is called the flop. Another round of betting proceeds, starting with the player on the left of the dealer. (The dealer is just a position)
3. Turn
1 more card is then dealt face up. This is called the turn. Again, there is another round of betting, starting with the player on the left of the dealer.
4. River
The 5th and last card is then dealt face up. This is called the river. There is one final round of betting before all cards are turned face up – the showdown.
Winning the pot
The player with the best 5 card poker hand wins the pot with all the bets made at each previous round. A player may also win the pot before the showdown if all other players fold.
Poker is not a game of chance but one where the twin elements of fortune and skill are both required to win. Over time, the application of skill will virtually eliminate the variance of luck.
