Baccarat

Do you know that the origins of one of the most popular games in the gambling world is with unknown roots. There are two versions about the origins of Baccarat, the dispute is between Italy and France. The person popular with propagating the game in Italy is called Felix Falguiere and he also played the game with Tarot cards.

Felix insisted on his own opinion in regards to the game, which was that an old Etruscan ritual is known to have initiated Baccarat. Nine gods required a blonde virgin to toss a nine-sided die, in order to decide her own fate. If she threw either an 8 or a 9, she became a priestess. In case of 6 or a 7 got she they banned her from participation in all future religious events. If she rolled 6 or lower, she had to walk into the sea and drown. A dialectical word meaning zero gives the name of the game. As you know the face and the 10 cards in the game are with zero value.

The French name of Baccarat is Chemin Le Fer, which was named like that by the French ruling classes. Chemin Le Fer was the word for railload. The game became very popular on the French Riviera, where the players started to call it Chemmy. Some of the rules of the game were changed, before it went to England. It didn't passed a lot of time and the game reached the coasts of South America, especially Argentina, where a lot of rich Argentineans were drew to the Mar del Plata Casinos.