The rules of mini baccarat do not differ that much from the rules of original American baccarat. The main thing about this mini version of baccarat is lower minimum bets. These lower minimum bets make this version of the game affordable for many people and not only for those who have enough money for the huge bets at American baccarat. And much lower minimum bets of mini baccarat is probably the main reason of huge popularity of this game on the internet.
In some online casinos the smallest mini baccarat bet can go as low as $1 which is much lower comparing to $100 or even $1000 bets in original baccarat game. Most of the baccarat games that are offered by online casinos are mini baccarat games. Apart from its lower minimum bets mini version of baccarat also allows a bigger number of gamblers which is great for the online casinos.
Usually each mini baccarat table has about seven places for the players (it is sized pretty much like regular blackjack table). Many online casinos offer special mini baccarat software for downloading. So, you can install it on your computer and play it for free to get used to the game.
When you get familiar with the mini baccarat you need only to connect to the online casino through the internet and start playing for real money. It is so much easier than classical baccarat game that real world casinos offer. You can also choose whether you will play alone or with other gamblers (some casinos have different options and different payout rates for single player and multiplayer modes - so, check them out before the game).
And of course, there are also other versions of the baccarat game on the internet, like high limit baccarat. But all these versions are not that popular as mini baccarat and not all the online casinos offer high limit baccarat game (although it has its advantages over the other versions of baccarat game).
Other versions of baccarat, like European baccarat game, are even rarer. Usually these sorts of baccarat games can be met at European real life and online casinos where they are popular(on the internet you can meet european baccarat playing strategies because with the scientific approach you can also get higher odds at this version of baccarat game).
Very small number of American casinos has European baccarat tables. But you can always play at European online casinos if it is legal in your region (check that carefully because in some regions it is illegal to play at online casinos that are registered in other countries).