B1 Speed Baccarat

B1 Speed Baccarat opens the B series of HoGaming speed tables. Players who already know baccarat can sit straight down: the table uses standard rules with eight decks, and the only thing that changes is the tempo, with 12 seconds to bet and results announced the moment the cards are out. Side bets on Player Pair and Banker Pair pay 11:1, alongside the regular Player (1:1), Banker (1:0.95) and Tie (8:1) wagers. Limits of 20 € to 2000 € make it a natural fit for the mid-to-high stakes row of a live lobby. The table is streamed from the HoGaming studio and works on mobile, tablet and desktop.

B1 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. HoGaming also offers native-speaking dealers for a wide range of languages.