Baccarat

48 terms

Baccarat terms

  1. Baccarat The worst hand one can have in Baccarat, a total of zero.
  2. Baccarat en Banque A Baccarat variation with two player positions and the casino books the bets.
  3. Banco Said when a player decides to bet his entire money. Also means bank.
  4. Bank America has a "dual banking system" which means that both states and the federal government issue bank charters for the need and convenience of their…
  5. Banker/Player Bet Betting on the dealer or the player (not betting a tie).
  6. Bankroll A player's total gambling money.
  7. Burn Slang for making (burning) a CD-ROM copy of data, whether it is music, software, or other data.
  8. Callman this is the dealer who runs or calls the game.
  9. Carte Used to request a card from the dealer.
  10. Chemin de-fer - French for "Railroad." The European Baccarat variation where one player plays the bank, deals all the cards, and takes all the bets.
  11. Coup A round of Baccarat.
  12. Croupier The dealer.
  13. Dealer Dealers, or principals, buy and sell securities for their own accounts, adding liquidity to the marketplace and seeking to profit from the spread between…
  14. Down Card this is a face down card.
  15. Face Cards Jack, Queen or King of any suit.
  16. Fade this means to cover all or part of the bank bet, also called cover or cover the bank.
  17. High Roller this is a player who wages big bets.
  18. House Edge A term for the casinos' advantage over the player. No game has a more favorable house edge for a player.
  19. La Grande this is the French term for the nine dealt in a natural.
  20. La Petite this is the French term for the eight dealt in a natural.
  21. LACE this is where cards a re placed at random into a stack of cards one at a time.
  22. Ladderman The employee of the casino that oversees the Baccarat table.
  23. Le Grande The best hand in Baccarat, a 9. See Natural
  24. Loss bet/Fade A bet in opposition to the bank.
  25. Mini baccarat - A variation of Baccarat in which a smaller table than usual is used, with less seats, and has one dealer, instead of two dealers and a caller.
  26. Monkey A term for a face card or a 10.
  27. Muck Eight card decks used in Baccarat, 416 cards in total.
  28. Natural When the two cards total to 8 or 9.
  29. Palette A tool used to move cards on the table. Usually made of wood.
  30. Petite When the card total is 8. See Natural
  31. Player Hand this is the hand that opposes the bank hand, which receives cards and acts by itself.
  32. Punto this is the player.
  33. Railroad See Chemin-de-fer.
  34. Rule Card this is the card that shows the rules for play in Baccarat and Chemin de Fer.
  35. Sabot this is the French term for the shoe.
  36. Shills A young lady, who works for the casino, used to lure players to the Baccarat table.
  37. Shoe this is the wooden box that is used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt.
  38. Shooter Another nickname for the bank.
  39. Shuffle Up Premature shuffling of playing cards by the dealer.
  40. Standoff When the banker and the player tie.
  41. Starter this is the employee of the casino who is suppose to sit at an empty table to attract players to the game.
  42. Super Pan Nine A variation of Baccarat.
  43. TIE this is where neither the house nor the player wins.
  44. Tie Bet To bet on a tie between the player and the dealer.
  45. Up card this is the face up card.
  46. Upcard A face up card.
  47. Vigorish this is the 5% commission charged on the winning banker hands.
  48. VIP this is another name for a high roller and stands for a Very Important Person.

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