Baccarat was the most popular table game at Indiana casinos during the 2023 state budget year — displacing the long-running favorite, blackjack, for a second consecutive year.

The Indiana Gaming Commission’s (IGC) recently released annual report shows $673.2 million was wagered on baccarat in Hoosier State casinos between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, compared to $653 million in blackjack bets placed during the same period.

Data show both baccarat (3.7%) and blackjack (5.2%) play were down last year compared to 2022. But 2023 baccarat play still was an incredible 55.7% higher than the $432.3 million wagered on the game at Indiana casinos in 2021, and 47.8% greater than the $455.4 million of pre-pandemic baccarat bets in 2019.