Baccarat Glossary
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American Style Baccarat - The version of baccarat played in the American and Caribbean casinos and commonly called Baccarat.
Auction - The bidding in Chemin de Fer for control of the shoe.
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Baccarat - The gambling card game of French origin. Also, the score of zero.
Baccarat a Tout Va - Literally, everything goes baccarat characterized by no maximum limits on bets.
Baccarat Banque - The form of baccarat where there are two Player positions and the casino books all bets.
Banco - The Bank position; in Chemin de Fer, a bet by a player, fading or covering the entire bank.
Bank or Bank Position - Also Banco. One of the two betting positions.
Banker - The player in Chemin de Fee who acts as Bank and books all wagers.
Bank Hand - See Bank.
Big Table - Term used to denoted baccarat games at the regulation full-size tables as opposed to baccarat at a mini-baccarat table.
Bum Cards - Unplayed cards removed from play.
Burning - The act of removing unplayed cards from play.
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Caller - The baccarat dealer who controls the pace and runs the game.
Card Counting - A method of keeping track of cards already played so that knowledge of the remaining cards can be used in a winning strategy.
Chemin do Fer - The European form where one bettor plays the Bank position, deals the cards and books all bets.
Commission - The 5% fee taken by the casino on won Banker bets.
Counting - See Card Counting
Cover - See Fade.
Croupier - The French tern for dealer. Also Dealer.
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Dealer - The person dealing the cards or the casino employee running the game. Also Croupier.
Discard Bowl - The slot toward the middle of the table where burned and played cards are deposited.
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Face Cards - The jack, queen and king
Fade - Also Cover, Betting term describing the act of betting against the bank.
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Le Grande - A two card natural of 9 points.
Le Petit - A two card natural of 8 points.
Layout - The marked betting surface upon which the game is played.
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Mini-Baccarat - Baccarat version played on a blackjack-type table with seats for seven players.
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Natural - A two card total of 8 or 9 points
Nevada Style Baccarat - See American Style Baccarat.
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Picture Cards - The jack, queens and kings, so named for the pictures on their faces.
Player or Player Position - One of the two betting positions in baccarat. Also Punto.
Player - Bettor who participates in the game.
Punto - The Player position.
Punto Banco - See American Style Baccarat.
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Scorecard - See Table de Blanqne, Also Tally Sheet.
Shill - Casino employee hired to sit at table and make the game look busy.
Shoe - The rectangular device used to hold the cards.
System - A method of play or betting.
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Table de Blanque - Also Scorecard or Tally Sheet. Sheet of paper used to record wins, losses and other data from a game.
Tally Sheet - Also Scorecard. See Table de Blanque.
Tie Bet - A wager on a tie hand, allowed in American Style Baccarat and Mini-Baccarat.
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