Guide To Live Dealer Baccarat for UK Players

Evolution Gaming

Evolution offers both squeeze and non-squeeze versions of baccarat. Of course with a live dealer game you can’t actually squeeze the cards yourself, so the dealer does it for you with the hit cards. The first two cards for player and banker are just exposed normally, but then if the player has to draw the dealer squeezes the carrds, showing just the edge so that you can tell how many sides it has but not the exact value.

Evolution squeeze baccarat also offers a number of side bets. Of course like all tables you can bet on tie, but they also allow you to bet on player pair, banker pair, perfect pair, either pair, player bonus, or banker bonus. We will go into more detail on these side bets below.

Naturally, no baccarat table would be complete without statistics concerning whether banker or player was winning. Luckily, with live dealer baccarat, you don’t have to keep track of this information with a pen and paper like at a real table, instead, the casino displays this for you on a sidebar so you can tell which way the streaks are going.

Evolution squeeze baccarat offers extensive details about the results of previous hands in an easy to examine chart. The game also displays data about which way people are betting (how much money in total and what % is going on what bet) which is good if you want to go with or against the crowd.

This game uses an eight deck shoe of cards, has a very nice high-quality video feed and the dealers are friendly and personable.

Evolution also offers no commission baccarat, with the super six bonus bet (as well as the other side bets available on squeeze baccarat). With this game, if the banker wins with a total of six then it only pays out half a bet. They use some nice camera angles like close-ups when the cards are turned over which make things more interesting.

Another version of baccarat from Evolution is speed baccarat, which basically just picks up the pace a bit; good for gamblers in a hurry. Overall Evolution Gaming is a great live dealer provider. They have a nice selection of tables and types of baccarat to choose from, and they also provide a really nice gambling ambience.

Leo Vegas and Twin Casino are two great casinos where you can find Evolution live dealer baccarat.

Playtech

Playtech offers squeeze, mini, and no commission baccarat. This provider also has the banker pair, player pair, perfect pair and either pair side bets. They also allow you to bet on big or small, as well as to place wagers on individual ties that have the potential to pay out huge. For example, if you bet on a five tie and it hits then you get paid 110:1.

With Playtech squeeze baccarat they start squeezing a little earlier. First, the four cards are dealt face down, which already adds a little suspense. Then they complete expose one of the hands (whichever less money was bet on) as well as one of the cards from the other hand, and then they squeeze the last card, making it more exciting because at first you only know how many sides the card has. Subsequent hit cards, if there are any, are also squeezed.

Playtech squeeze baccarat is dealt from an eight deck shoe. They also have an Asiatic theme to the room they are dealing the game in, with Chinese symbols on the wall, as well as some posters of snakes. Despite not really needing the space, they also use a traditional large baccarat table.

The Prestige Mini Baccarat by Playtech is almost exactly the same as the squeeze game and has the same squeezing procedure. The only real difference is the camera view, which has some flowers and an orange backdrop. One good feature of this game is that they use different camera views to mix things up and make the game more interesting.

Playtech no commission baccarat also pays only a half win on a banker six victory. With this version of the game, there is no Oriental theme.

You can find Playtech live dealer baccarat at Paddy Power and William Hill.

Microgaming Live

Another live dealer provider that offers baccarat is Microgaming Live, and their games can be found at Casino Estrella. One great feature of MG’s game is the dragon and tiger side bets. They also have a few tables where the dealer is dressed up like a playboy bunny. In addition to the dragon and tiger side bets, they also have phoenix pair and turtle pair.

MG has a number of different baccarat tables that you can choose from and a good video stream. Their games also keep a record displayed of the results of previous rounds, and they also provide a graphical representation of what cards were dealt if your stream is lagging which is an excellent feature.

Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic Play offers the big and small side bets, as well as player pair, banker pair, and super six. One thing that they do differently is they show what individual users are betting on, whereas other live dealer sites only show bet totals in the aggregate.

They also show statistics on what bets have been paying off during a shoe, for example showing that player has won seven times while banker has won five and that the big side bet has won ten times while the small side bet has won four.

Unfortunately, Pragmatic does not offer squeeze baccarat and the have only a limited selection of tables to choose from as well.

Lucky Streak (no UK License)

Lucky Streak is another live dealer provider that offers live dealer baccarat, although they too only offered a single table of this game. What they did offer was pretty good, and featured the big and small side bets, as well as banker pair and player pair. Their card change procedure is quite efficient, so you don’t waste any time waiting for the shuffle, and they start off new shoes by drawing a card and then burning the number of cards that corresponds with that card’s value.

Lucky Streak actually shows the amounts of individual bets, so you get a bit of a more authentic feel in that regard, and they do have a very nice high-quality video stream. This company could be considered more of a boutique live dealer provider, focusing on quality over quantity.

With the backdrop of other table games and the upbeat music playing there is definitely more of an actual being in a casino experience when you are playing at this live dealer provider.

Typical Payouts

Player/Banker Bonus Payouts

Big and Small

The big and small side bets offered by Playtech refer to the number of cards that are dealt. Small wins if there are four cards dealt, and Big wins if there are five or six cards dealt.

Individual Tie Bets

The house edge for banker is 1.06%, for player it is 1.24%, and for tie the house edge is 14.36%

Side bet RTPs:

How to Play Live Dealer Baccarat

Playing baccarat is very straightforward, all you have to do is pick player or banker, then sit back and hope you win. Initially, the dealer will give two cards to either side. If either the player or banker has a total of eight or nine then there are no more cards, and the higher side wins (or if they both have the same total it is a tie and the tie bet wins and the player and banker bets push).

If neither side has a natural, then the player will draw if they have five or less. With a total of six or seven, the player will stand. For their part, the banker will determine whether or not they draw a third card based on their total and the player’s total.