Abstract: A baccarat gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor, a display and an input having at least one user actuatable selector. The computer processor is structured to generate a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand based upon a user selection. Further, the computer processor is structured to deal the hands with an initially visible card in each hand, thereby allowing the user to better select which hand will be the user hand. Additionally, the computer processor is further responsive to a user input which designates whether to discard one or more of the visible cards in the hands, thereby increasing the chances for success. With the hands finally dealt, the computer processor is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the wining hand.

Abstract: A assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat including a computer processor, a display and a user actuatable selector is provided. The computer processor is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with rules of baccarat. Additionally, the computer processor monitors the nature of the winning hand and/or monitors consecutive ones of the user's hands and indicates a bonus payout for user in the event that the winning hand totals a natural nine or that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine. In one variation, the user is further able to designate one of the initial cards that comprise the player's hand or the banker's hand in exchange for a new card to complete the initial hand and/or may view the initial cards before selecting whether to play the banker's hand or the player's hand.

Abstract: A gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly includes a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and a user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly generates a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand, and subsequently determines a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the wining hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly monitors consecutive ones of the user's hands and indicates a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine, and during game play may allow one of the initial cards that comprise the player's hand or the banker's hand to be discarded in exchange for a new card to complete the initial hand.

Abstract: A method and gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and at least one user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly is structured to generate a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand. Further, the computer processor assembly is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the wining hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly is structured to monitor consecutive ones of the user's hands and to indicate a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine.

Abstract: A gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and at least one user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly is structured to generate a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand. Further, the computer processor assembly is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the winning hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly is structured to monitor consecutive ones of the user's hands and to indicate a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine.

Abstract: A method and assembly designed to play a variation of the game baccarat wherein one of a plurality of players, designated the banker, has the option of making a bonus wager in addition to a primary wager, wherein the bonus wager provides the banker/player the possibility of participating in a bonus payout in the event the total number count of each of at least two consecutive hands equals a predetermined number count. Typically the predetermined number count will be nine in that nine is the best possible hand in a conventional baccarat game. The total number count of nine of the banker's hands can be either a natural nine or a broken nine and still qualify for participation in the bonus payout, which can increase either randomly or in accordance with a pre-set schedule or rate of increase, set by the house or casino in the event that more than two consecutive banker's hands each have a total number count equal to the predetermined number count.