Glossary of Baccarat Terms

Auction. Bidding for the : bank at chemin de fer at the outset of play and when a player voluntarily gives up the bank.

Baccarat (pronounced bahcah-rah). The name of the game, derived from baccara, the Italian for zero.

Baccarat en Banque . A variation of chemin de fer, where three hands are dealt, and there are no set rules governing the bank's play. Also known as baccarat a deux tableaux.

Banco . The term used by a player who decides to fade the entire bank bet in chemin de fer.

Banco Prime . The privilege of the player to the bank's right to fade the entire bank bet in chemin de fer when there is more than one player calling banco.

Bank, Bank Hand . The hand in all forms of baccarat which is dealt to last and which acts last.

Burned Cards . Cards discarded after the decks have been cut and before actual play begins.

Callman . The dealer who runs or calls the game of baccarat.

Chemin de Fer . The European version of baccarat, where players bet among themselves.

Chemmy . The English slang term for chemin de fer.

Commission . The 5 percent the house takes on winning bank bets in baccarat. Also the 5 percent commission on net wins by bank in chemin de fer.

Cover, Cover the Bank Bet, See Fade

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