Baccarat and the Chinese Popularity?
Why is Baccarat so popular in China? It is a French game. I was looking at the Macau number and the casinos made over $12 billion in baccarat in 2008 (about 86% of gaming revenue not counting pari-mutuals and lotteries). That’s more money than they make in all the casinos in Nevada.
Why Baccarat? It is much much more popular than Fish-Prawn-Crab, Sic-Bo Cussec and Fan Tan or Blackjack and Craps.
Question asked by: Paco
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February 18th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Yes, Baccarat is popular with Asians and was created by the French. Of course, Asians are into almost all types of gambling, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise.
Cricket is an English game and it is wildly popular with people from Pakistan and India. The reasons for them enjoying cricket are the same.
February 18th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Baccarat is a great game to play as it offers the best odds in the casino.
i think the reason its not as popular in the west is the air of snobbishness that goes with it in most casinos makes most people unwilling to chance their hand – this doesnt exist as much in Asia.
hope this helps
February 19th, 2010 at 2:58 am
The popularity of the game in China is often linked to the country’s obsession with luck, manifested in lucky colours to auspicious dates.