In those days, Chinese Mahjong games used tiles to play and 9 was the highest card point, just like Baccarat. However, no one has been able to prove based on historical evidence that the game of baccarat originated from the game of Mahjong from China or not. Another hypothesis about the origins of the Baccarat card game is that it is probably from the Roman era. The counting pattern of the Baccarat card game is similar to one of the ancient Roman rituals.
That is, the virgin will throw the dice, where 8 or 9 means the high priest, 6 or 7 means release the virgin. But if the point that comes out lower than that means that virgin will have to walk into the sea and drown. however There is no solid evidence that baccarat card games originated from this ritual, and one argument is that baccarat card games use cards. Do not use dice in play. Still, there is another hypothesis about the origins of the game of Baccarat, which relates to the return of Marco Polo, an important historical figure of 13th century Italy. Baccarat" (Baccarat) is a card game.
Similar to poker, where the word “Baccarat” is a French word. Its root is “Baccara” which is an Italian word. by such words It means "zero", which means a zero point. Which is considered the highest number of cards used in playing baccarat. So the history of baccarat Baccarat or the origin of baccarat It can be assumed that Born in Italy Which was invented by Felix Falguirein, an Italian gambler in the late 15th century, is known to gamblers until the game of baccarat was brought to France during the reign of Charles.
VIII (Charles VIII) King of France During the French-Italian war During the Christian era 1494 and is known to the present day there are also some experts who have commented on the history of baccarat. Because the structure of Baccarat is very similar to the French Blackjack. therefore it is assumed that The history of baccarat probably originated from the development of blackjack in France.
