Tag Archives: Baccarat
New Zealand – SkyCity becomes first casino to launch Lucky 6 in New Zealand
New Zealand casino group SkyCity Entertainment plans to roll-out Lucky 6, a baccarat side bet, to its gaming floors in New Zealand and Australia. It will be the first operator in New Zealand to offer Lucky 6, a side bet where the players wins if the banker draws a winning total of six. It pays…
US – Nevada back to number one in sports betting with best ever June
Nevada’s best ever revenue-earning June helped drive the state’s casino sector to its fourth year of consecutive growth with statewide revenue figures for the fiscal year reaching $11.9bn. Baccarat and sports betting helped push June’s total to just over $1bn, up nearly 11.6 per cent compared with June 2018. Michael Lawton, Chief Analyst for the…
US – First Siamese Baccarat table in US set to debut at Prairie Meadows
Prairie Meadows in Iowa is heading for a first in the US casino industry with the launch of a Siamese Baccarat, a table that can fit twice as many players as a standard baccarat table, totalling 36 players at one time. Siamese Baccarat is popular in China and Canada. Prairie Meadows Vice President of Casino…
China – Hainan hotels pushing for prize-oriented table games
At least five Chinese-owned hotels on the Chinese holiday island Hainan are pushing to offer prize-oriented table games in their converted ballrooms. Known as Entertainment Bars, players would spend real money plating baccarat but would be rewarded with points which can be redeemed at shops and restaurants within the hotel. Ben Lee, Managing Partner at…
China – MGM Cotai installs Baccarat Maximum Fortune
Sega Sammy Creation’s new gaming machine Baccarat Maximum Fortune has been installed at MGM Cotai. Baccarat Maximum Fortune is a standalone electronic gaming machine based on baccarat, the most popular casino games in Macau. In this game, players can view game results immediately by pressing the Action Button during the betting time, even if they…
US – Basketball and baccarat drive Nevada’s third consecutive billion dollar month
Basket ball and baccarat helped Nevada casinos to their third consecutive month of billion dollar gaming revenue in March despite visitation remaining flat. The Nevada Gaming Control Board confirmed that Nevada’s GGR was up 3.4 per cent to $1.024bn in March. Clark County saw a 3.6 per cent increase as it brought in $888.3m whilst…
UK – Playtech launches Prestige Baccarat
Playtech has launched the next game in its Prestige series of live dealer games with Prestige Baccarat following on from the earlier release of Prestige Roulette. The live baccarat experience has been enhanced with five game-play angles and action replays of winning hands, enabling players to get closer to the action. Prestige Baccarat offers a…
Sweden – Evolution launches Baccarat Controlled Squeeze
Evolution Gaming has gone live with Baccarat Controlled Squeeze, the latest addition to the all-new Live Baccarat offering the company rolled out earlier this year. This latest launch means that Evolution now offers two state-of-the-art variants of the live squeeze for its licensees and their players: Live Baccarat Squeeze, in which the dealer performs the…
Australia – ‘Freakish’ baccarat run wipes $80m of The Star’s profits
Despite a ‘freakish’ run of luck by six Asian VIP players, Australian operator Star Entertainment has just delivered a 26 per cent increase in its first-half normalised net profit to A$142m due to strong domestic growth. The Star revealed that an six high-rollers, betting big on baccarat, brought chaos to the group’s performance, stripping away almost $80m in profit…
