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The History of Baccarat has European Roots
Any frequent visitor to a Renaissance Fair can describe in detail the image of the European past in the American mind: women in long bulky dresses with embroidered bodices, wandering minstrels with their lyre always in hand ready to sing you a song for a few coins, the requisite fortune tellers, and fried cheese squares on a stick. And then, of course, there are the young women with colorful coin belts around their hips and way too much black eyeliner, imagining that they look like Druids. Of course, some elements of these popular events, such as the governing structure of the simulated town and many of the costumes of those playing its characters, are in fact historically solid; many of these elements are well-based in European history. How the individual participant assimilates into and interacts in that city, however, is left entirely up to the imagination; thus, the experience for the aficionado of European history and culture is, by and large, a positive one.
However, one need not travel the distance to one of these events to observe a piece of European culture; there is no need to look farther than the closest computer and the best versions of internet Baccarat games. When playing Baccarat online, the individual has in his or her hands both a piece of Europe dating back to the Middle Ages and a taste of high-class entertainment.
The History of Baccarat: French or Italian?
The exact origin of the game is not entirely clear - there is still an open debate on whether Baccarat is of French or Italian origin, and some will argue for the former based on the fact that Baccarat is the name of a French town. Most, however, believe that the game is most likely Italian, as there is historical evidence of it played with tarot cards and many believe it to have been an Etruscan ritual. In Italy it was called "baccara" - the Italian word for zero.
There is also evidence, however, of Baccarat in some form in France in the 1400s, as the exclusive privilege of the French royal family. The French form of the game, called Chemin de fer, developed before the game was passed on to England where its European version developed. From there, Baccarat was transported to South America, to Cuba, and finally to North America in the 1950s, where it became popular in Las Vegas. Internet Baccarat became a popular online game only in the 1990s with the digitization of most casino games.
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