Once the cards have been shuffled, cut and placed into the shoe, the cards speak for themselves.” History of Baccaratīaccarat was introduced more than 500 years ago in medieval Italy. Casinos and other gambling venues in the East have more than the usual number of baccarat tables in their casinos, including high-roller tables for the Chinese VIPS who won’t play anything but baccarat.Įven in the era of the beer corona virus, as gamblers play online from home, players who log into the online casino from Asia generally head to the online baccarat tables.īill Zender, a former gaming executive who served as vice president, director of casino operations and part-owner of the Aladdin hotel-casino says “The Asians love the characteristics of the game. Any casino that caters to Asian punters knows that the preferred casino games among players from the region is baccarat.