A1 Speed Baccarat

A1 Speed Baccarat is a live baccarat table from HoGaming built for players who like a brisk pace. Betting closes after 12 seconds, the dealer deals two cards to each hand straight away, and any third card follows without a pause, so rounds turn over quickly. The table is dealt from eight decks with no random shuffle and keeps the familiar Player, Banker and Tie bets, plus Player Pair and Banker Pair side bets at 11:1. Limits run from 20 € to 2000 €, which places it in the mid-to-high stakes bracket. There is no chat, so it suits focused players, and multi-table play lets regulars run it beside other tables.

A1 Speed Baccarat follows standard baccarat rules, so there is nothing new to learn. It is dealt from 8 decks, streamed live from the HoGaming studio and played for real money only. The betting window lasts 12 seconds; once it closes, the dealer deals two face-up cards each to the Player and Banker hands, and any third card the drawing rules require follows without delay.

The dealer then settles the round straight away. There are three possible results – Player, Banker or Tie. Losing bets are collected, winning bets are paid, and the next 12-second window opens.

Main bets and the two pair side bets pay as listed for this table:

• Player: 1:1
• Banker: 1:0.95
• Tie: 8:1
• Player Pair: 11:1
• Banker Pair: 11:1

The table and dealer sit in a dedicated area of the HoGaming studio. The dealer guides players through each round, and a “place your bets” sign lights up when betting is open and signals when it has closed. The betting command bar sits along the bottom of the screen.

Players bet on which hand will finish closer to nine, and rounds move quickly. The stream is high quality and can be turned down on slower computers. As a card game, it uses a single camera view without slow-motion replays, which is all that is needed to follow each deal.

The table runs on mobile, tablet and desktop. Optical character recognition reads every card the dealer handles, so the on-screen results always match the live action. Chips range from 20 € to 2000 € and light up when the betting window opens. Players can also add other tables to the screen and play several at once. HoGaming also offers native-speaking dealers for a wide range of languages.