Let me start with the truth: I’ve lived in Las Vegas more than 70 years, and I still don’t know the first thing about baccarat. I’m a slot machine girl, sweetheart. Give me spinning reels, bright lights, and a bonus round that screams at me — THAT I understand. Baccarat? That’s the game I walk past on my way to the restroom, praying no one makes eye contact.
But Caesars just launched a brand-new online game called Signature Baccarat, and everyone outside of Nevada is talking about it. And yes — emphasis on outside of Nevada, because of course it's not available here yet. Just like decent roads and reasonably priced shrimp cocktails.
What I Learned Without Understanding a Single Rule
Signature Baccarat is now live on Caesars Palace Online Casino, Caesars Sportsbook & Casino, and Horseshoe Online Casino — but ONLY in New Jersey so far. That’s right: folks in Atlantic City can play it in their bathrobes before we ever see it in the state that invented coin buckets.
Caesars’ in-house team, Empire Creative™, designed it to feel like a real casino floor. Fancy, polished, fast-paced — basically all the things I am not before my morning coffee.
It features:
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Eight real casino decks
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Automatic third-card decisions (thank heavens)
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Smooth gameplay that won’t leave you guessing
Honestly, it might be the first baccarat game that doesn’t make my brain shut down.
Caesars Has Been Hustling
This is actually Caesars’ sixth custom table game in seven months. Most people can’t even stick to a gym membership that long. So good for them.
Baccarat diehards can track patterns using all those charts with dramatic names: Bead Plate, Big Eye Road, Small Road, and Cockroach Road. I don’t know what any of them mean, but I do know Las Vegas has its own Cockroach Road — it’s called Tropicana Avenue during monsoon season.
Customization Galore
This part even I appreciate:
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Pick your felt color
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Pick your dealer voice
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Pick your sound theme
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Pick your speed (Turbo for the brave, Normal for the rest of us)
If they ever make a slot machine with this many options, I may never leave the house again.
Where It Actually Works
Right now you can play Signature Baccarat in:
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New Jersey
And soon in:
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Pennsylvania
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Michigan
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Ontario
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West Virginia
But NOT Nevada — which is hilarious, considering we’re the ones who perfected gambling in the first place.
And yes, it ties into Caesars Rewards®, meaning you can earn points for comps… unless you’re in Nevada, in which case you can earn the satisfaction of knowing other people are earning points.
Annie’s Final Take
Will I switch from slots to baccarat?
Not unless they make a version where buffalo stampede across the screen.
BUT — Signature Baccarat looks gorgeous, feels modern, and might be the most approachable version of the game I’ve ever seen. If you live in a state that gets access before Nevada does, go ahead and enjoy it for us. The rest of us will be here, feeding our machines and waiting patiently for Caesars to remember where they keep all their casinos.