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The History Of Baccarat
The word baccarat is derived from the Italian word baccara, meaning zero, and refers to the zero value given to all of the face cards and tens. In Europe, the elegant game of baccarat is one of the most popular casino games.
It has long held the attention of gamblers and an early version was played with cards from a Tarot deck back in the Middle Ages. Baccarat may have originated in Italy around 1490, but by the early1950's it had become the game of choice for the French nobility. Eventually baccarat evolved into European baccarat and the French game chemin de fer. What is known as American baccarat actually originated in England and spread to South America. The version of the game that is played today came from the Capri Casino in Havana, Cuba.
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