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Article: Baccarat keeps its dignity amidst neon, noise.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- July 23, 2001
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The favorite game of British super spy and casino habitue James Bond, baccarat remains a remnant of gaming gentility and sophistication in a gambling landscape quickly being overrun with slot machines with themes such as Austin Powers and the Three Stooges.
Away from the "nyuk-nyuk-nyuk" of Curly, in the relative quiet of the baccarat pit, the game with reputed 16th-century origins is still played with refinement and, frequently, astronomical sums at stake.
While many casino patrons are intimidated by baccarat, they needn't fear its complexity _ because it has little. With the exception of the extraordinarily silly Casino War and carnival-style Big 6 ...