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The Italian word baccarat means zero and there are many controversies related to the origination of this game. Although we are not sure of the origin of this live game, this game is one of the earliest games of gambling which is played in the casinos all over the world. It is believed that this game was invented by a gambler in Italy called Felix Falguierein. At that time this game was played with tarot cards.

There is also an interesting myth related to this game. It is believed that this game is related to an Etruscan ritual in which a virgin had to throw a dice which had 9 sides. If the result is 8 or 9, then the virgin wins and becomes a priestess. In case the result is 6 or 7, the virgin was allowed to live, however, she could not throw the dice again and in case the result in anything below 6, she has to drown herself by walking into the sea.

In 1490 AD, this game was introduced in France and remained to be a French pride till the time live baccarat was brought to the casinos. This game was played only by the nobles and was an illegal act in the first few years of its introduction. Later, the restrictions were taken off, however, certain taxes were applied on the development and promotion of this game and the earnings were used towards the betterment of poor citizens. Later during Napoleon’s time, the game was banned again and when it got legal in France again, it grew popular on a real fast pace and several casinos came up in France.

In France, people made desperate efforts to learn this game because of the winning capacity. In 20^th century, a squad of few gamblers known as the Geek Syndicate came up and worked together to become the greatest gamblers of all time. The group was led by an experienced gambler called Nico Zographos. This group was very successful and earned around 5 million dollars since they could count the cards real fast and could read the body language of other players easily.

While baccarat was illegal in France, this game became very popular in England. The game started gaining popularity in all over England and people played this game for fun, however, some people were there who tried to earn a lot of money through this game.

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