A method and system host a modified game of baccarat, the modified game of baccarat comprising a player position hand and a banker position hand that are not in competition with each other in the modified game, the player position and the banker position receiving exactly two playing cards from two separate original randomized decks of 52 playing cards. The method includes detecting placement of an initial wager from one or more participants, the initial wager relating to the appearance in either or both of the player position hand and/or the banker position hand at the conclusion of initial delivery of the exactly two cards to the player position hand and the dealer position hand; and initially resolving the wager on the modified game of baccarat according to a paytable with multiples against the wager.