Is card counting a possible in baccarat and is it worth the effort? That is a big question. Counting the cards at blackjack is certainly worthwhile at a real casino, but it is a total waste of time at an online casino as the cards are electronically randomised at every hand at sites such as Online baccarat. In fact in online baccarat they are too, but even if we only ever do play online it is interesting to consider it for the occasions when we might find ourselves in a live casino.

In fact it is not surprising that card counting at baccarat has received a considerable amount of attention for, as the house edge overall is very low, if it could be reduced just a little more by counting the cards then it could benefit the player enormously.

Given the complexity of the rules concerning how cards are dealt in the game, the effect of card counting is very difficult to evaluate, so we will skip over the way that these figures have been calculated and jump to the actual results.

The answer to the above question is that it is possible to improve your winning chances and actually turn the odds to the favour of the player, so that the house edge becomes negative. As to whether it is worth the effort, sadly it is not. It has been shown that if you started playing in a live casino with a bankroll of £1,000 and you counted cards and only bet when you had a positive expected vale, you would expect to make in the long term approximately £0.70p an hour.

So forget about card counting end enjoy playing the game. As counting has such low returns, you have just as many chances of winning online as you do playing live. The bet most likely to make you money is a bet on the player, next is a bet on the banker and the one that is the least likely is a bet on a tie; but who cares, just have fun.