Baccarat Glossary

Casino Edge's complete baccarat glossary.

For those reasonably new to online baccarat, some of terms used in this guide may be unfamiliar. If so, here is a comprehensive glossary of terms used.

Banker bet:: To bet that the hand of the banker will win the round.
Betting limits:: The minimum and maximum amounts of money that can be placed on one bet.
Chemin de fer:: A variation of baccarat named after the French term for "railroad".
Chips:: Tokens used on casino tables to represent money.
Commission:: A percentage of the winnings that the casino takes to make a profit. In baccarat, 5% is typically taken from winning bets on the banker.
Deal:: The distribution of cards to the players.
Even money:: A bet that pays you the same amount as your wager. Such as the banker and player bets in baccarat.
Face cards:: All the jacks, queens, and kings in a deck of cards.
Hand:: A hand is when cards are grouped together in an attempt to create a combination. In the case of baccarat, this is the baccarat score.
House edge:: The advantage that a casino has over the player.
Mini-baccarat:: A less formal version of baccarat with the same rules.
Natural:: When a two-card hand creates a baccarat score of eight or nine.
Player bet:: Betting that the player's hand will win the round.
Progressive:: A jackpot that increases as a result of a percentage of each bet.
Punto banco:: A variation of baccarat also known as North American baccarat.
Tie bet:: To bet that the player and the dealer will have the same baccarat totals in their hands.