Baccarat Glossary

Bank - is the hand that is dealt to last which acts last.

Burn - this means to discard cards at the beginning of the shoe.

Callman - this is the dealer who runs or calls the game.

Croupier - this is the term used in France for the dealer.

Dealer - this is a person who works for the casino at the game.

Down Card - this is a face down card.

Fade - this means to cover all or part of the bank bet, also called cover or cover the bank.

High Roller - this is a player who wages big bets.

La Grande - this is the French term for the nine dealt in a natural.

La Petite - this is the French term for the eight dealt in a natural.

Lace - this is where cards a re placed at random into a stack of cards one at a time.

Natural - this is the original hand consisting of the first two cards which total 8 or 9.

Player Hand - this is the hand that opposes the bank hand, which receives cards and acts by itself.

Punto - this is the player.

Rule Card - this is the card that shows the rules for play in Baccarat and Chemin de Fer.

Sabot - this is the French term for the shoe.

Shills - this is the employee of the casino who is suppose to sit at an empty table to attract players to the game.

Shoe - this is the wooden box that is used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt.

Standoff – this is what is referred to as a tie.

Starter - this is the employee of the casino who is suppose to sit at an empty table to attract players to the game.

Tie - this is where neither the house nor the player wins.

Up card - this is the face up card.

Vigorish - this is the 5% commission charged on the winning banker hands.

VIP - this is another name for a high roller and stands for a Very Important Person. Face Cards - this is the cards that are commonly referred to as the Jack, Queen and King which together with the 10 have a zero valuation.