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Baccarat Games - Terms
Baccarat A count of zero (0)
Burning the top cards The practice of dealing the top 3 to 6 cards and discarding them after shuffling before starting play.
Caller The croupier at the baccarat table that handles the cards.
Commission The cut (usually 5 percent) that the house takes on winning bank bets.
Coup bet.
Croupiers Casino employees who deal the cards, and supervise the betting.
Fading Placing bets.
La Grande (the big one) a natural with a total of nine (9)
La Petite (the little one) a natural with a total of eight (8)
Loss bet A bet against the house.
Muck The 416 cards (8 decks of 52 cards) used, at the beginning of the shuffling process.
Natural A count of eight (8) or nine (9)
Palette A long thin wooden paddle that enable thee seated croupiers to transact business at the far reaches of the table.
Pass Win.
Push A bet on a hand that ends up a tie. Such bets neither win or lose, and the money simply sits there for the next hand. (unless tie bets are allowed)
Shills Employees of the casino (usually young good looking women) who play at a table only to attract other players to the table.
Shoe An automatic dealing device that eliminates any accidents in the dealing.
Shooter Another term for the bank.
