Editorial Policy
This page describes how the baccarat.global school produces its content, the sourcing standards it applies, and the processes for corrections and transparency.
Sourcing standard
Every factual claim in a lesson must be supported by a citable primary source. We cite primary sources only. The source hierarchy, from most to least preferred, is:
1. First-party regulatory sources: the UK Gambling Commission (gamblingcommission.gov.uk), the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ, dicj.gov.mo), the UK Supreme Court (supremecourt.uk), casino operators' own published rules pages, and equipment manufacturers' published game documentation (e.g. evolution.com, galaxygaming.com, pragmaticplaylive.net).
2. Court records: UK Supreme Court judgments, US federal court filings via CourtListener, and the Parliamentary record at api.parliament.uk.
3. Established editorial sources: The Guardian, The Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, the BBC, the South China Morning Post, and GGB Magazine for factual news events (venue closures, regulatory actions, court cases).
4. Casino operators' own pages: for factual claims about specific venues (table minimums, variants available, operating hours). These are acceptable for venue-specific claims but not for regulatory or mathematical claims.
The following sources are not cited under any circumstances: wizardofodds.com, askgamblers.com, casino.guru, trustpilot.com, casinomeister.com, casino.org, vegasinsider.com, gamblingsites.com, or any affiliate review aggregator.
The minimum citation standard for every lesson is four inline citations to real, verifiable URLs. Citations are placed inline within the text at the point of the claim they support, not gathered in a footnote or bibliography at the end. No URL is invented. If a specific page URL can't be verified, the lesson uses a verified generic URL from the same authoritative domain.
The no-affiliate-inside-body rule
No lesson body contains affiliate links or sponsored operator recommendations. References to specific casinos or operators within lesson content appear only where:
- The reference is factually necessary for the lesson (naming the Hippodrome Casino as the primary public baccarat venue in London, for example)
- The reference is accurate and verifiable (the venue operates and the claim about it is correct)
- The reference hasn't been paid for by the operator
Affiliate relationships, if any exist between the publisher and casino operators, are disclosed on the site's relevant commercial pages and aren't permitted to influence the editorial content of lessons. The editorial team operates independently of any commercial arrangements.
Side bets, betting systems, and variants are described with their house edges in every case. No lesson recommends a specific operator's product as preferable for reasons other than factual ones (such as a provider having the lower edge on a specific bet).
How lessons are produced
Lessons are written by editors working under the house pen names Annabel Cavendish (lessons) and Bea Lyon (chat). The editors are not named on an individual basis; the pen names are the attributed voice for each type of content.
Each lesson is fact-checked against the baccarat canon, a verified internal reference document that sets the canonical figures for house edges, venue status, regulatory citations, and historical facts. The canon is updated when a venue changes status (Crockfords closed in November 2023 and is referenced in past tense throughout), when regulatory figures are updated, or when an error is identified.
Lessons are checked for four criteria before publication:
- No em dashes or en dashes
- No exclamation marks
- No banned phrases (listed in the style guide)
- All citations verified as real URLs pointing to primary sources
Corrections process
If a reader identifies a factual error in a lesson, they can report it to editorial@baccarat.global. The editorial team will review the claim, check it against the primary sources, and where an error is confirmed, correct the lesson within five working days. The correction is noted at the foot of the lesson with the date of correction and a brief description of what was changed.
Corrections are not removed from the record. A correction log is maintained internally. If a correction affects the lesson's conclusions (for example, if a house edge figure was wrong), the lesson's key numbers table is updated and the error is described clearly in the correction note.
Disputed facts that can't be resolved by reference to primary sources are flagged as disputed in the lesson text until the dispute is resolved.
Transparency about the school
The baccarat school is produced by the company that operates baccarat.global. It's not affiliated with any casino group, licensing body, or gambling industry trade association. It doesn't receive regulatory approval or endorsement from the UKGC or any other body; it's an independent educational publisher.
The free-play simulator and daily challenge shoe don't use real money. Lesson content doesn't constitute gambling advice for regulatory purposes. The school is an educational resource for adults who want to understand baccarat before they play.