Baccarat: The lowest hand in Baccarat, worth zero points
Banco: The Banker
Banker/Player Bet: To bet on the dealer or the player, as opposed to a tie
Bankroll: The total amount available with which to wager
Burning: When the dealer discards the top few cards after shuffling before dealing
Caller: The croupier at the Baccarat table responsible for the cards
Carte: The French word used to request a card from the dealer
Chemin De Fer: The European Baccarat variation where only one player acts as banker, dealer and takes the bets
Commission: 5% charge that the house claims on winning bank bets
Coup: French for a round of baccarat
Croupier: Casino workers who deal the cards and supervise the betting
Face Cards: The Jack, Queen and King of any suit
Fading: Placing a bet
House Edge: A casino’s natural advantage over the player
Ladderman: A casino worker who oversees the Baccarat table
La Grande: A natural totaling 9 which is the greatest baccarat hand
La Petite: A natural totaling 8
Loss Bet: A wager against the bank
Mini Baccarat: A smaller, less formal version of table Baccarat which was used to make the game more popular and introduce it to the masses
Monkey: A face card or a 10
Muck: A horse of 8 decks of 52 cards each, used at the beginning of the shuffling procedure
Natural: When the 2 cards total 8 or 9
Palatte: A long, flat wooden stick used by the croupiers to move cards around on the Baccarat table
Pass: A win
Punto: A player
Push: A bet that is neither a winner nor a loser – the bet is kept back until the following round
Shills: A female casino worker, used to attract people to the baccarat table
Shoe: An automatic card dealing machine that ensures no accidents in the dealing process
Shooter: The bank
Shuffle Up: Premature shuffling of the cards by the dealer
Standoff: When the player and the bank are tied
Upcard: The face up card
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