Live baccarat from EntwineTech (formerly Entertasia)   

Live baccarat from Entertasia.  Standard, Super baccarat, Baccarat Pairs and Premium baccarat, all dealt from an 8-deck shoe.
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As a platform developed for high rollers it's no surprise to find Entertasia's game range stacked with plenty of baccarat variations.  Three different baccarat games are offered - standard baccarat, baccarat pairs and premium baccarat.  Additionally standard and pairs baccarat are each offered in two different look and feel formats.  You are offered a range of tables and bet ranges per variation, but in general, these are high limit games, with minimums starting at $20 and maximums up to $15,000.

Interface playability

If I had to use one word to describe the Entertasia's live baccarat games at bodog88 it would be busy.  The screen is jam packed with information including bet history, video channel selector and a full games menu for quick switches to other games/tables.  The design is loud, large and in your face...not unlike a Macau casino and I guess this is the effect they're going for.

The video channel selector is an interesting one.  When the game loads, you are advised to select an alternative video channel if a video stream doesn't appear.  Each channel streams the same vision, but presumably from different servers so depending on where you are, some channels may work better than others.

No free play

You'll need to register a real play account and deposit money to play these games.  You are free to launch and observe play without depositing funds.

Baccarat variations

Baccarat variations currently offered in the line-up are:

• Standard baccarat - dealt from 8 deck shoe | Tie, Player, Banker bets | 5% house commission on Banker win | Screenshots and demo video below.

• Baccarat pairs - dealt from 8 deck shoe | Tie, Player, Banker bets | 5% house commission on Banker win | Pair bets, 2 Way and 3 Way pair bets offered on Player and Banker first 2 cards | Screenshots and demo video below.

• Premium baccarat - dealt from 8 deck shoe | Tie, Player, Banker bets | 5% house commission on Banker win | 14 seat multiplayer table  |  Baccarat pairs rules, with addition of Card Peeking | Screenshots and demo video below.

For full rules of each game follow the house rules link above.

Features

- Many games: 3 variations to choose from, and different look and feel options see below;

- Browser (Flash) game available.  Download required for full game range;

- History: full bet history available;

- Video channel selector;

- Table choice: Enormous table, dealer, bet limit range;

- Time between deals: 30 seconds;

- Variety of bet ranges: see baccarat limits page;

- High limits.

- For Premium Baccarat, 1st 2 hole cards are dealt face down, highest staking player can peek.

  Recorded demo (std baccarat) video clip

	Pairs baccarat played directly from your browser Entertasia offer one browser based live baccarat game with a different look and feel to the games available from the software download casino.
	Standard live baccarat This is the regular 7 seat baccarat interface, with small video inset into surrounding game interface.  This version of the game is also available in 'Super baccarat' look and feel (ie full screen - see below)
	Premium baccarat Pairs baccarat on a whopping 14 seat multi-player table.  In addition to Player, Banker and Tie bets, Pair bets are offered on the first two cards dealt, and the highest staked player earns card peeks.
	Super baccarat Standard baccarat presented in 'full screen' format with an enlarged video and table.  Offers a far more realistic gaming experience than the 'small screen video' alternatives.