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American
Baccarat
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The
terms
Baccarat
and
American
Baccarat
are
often
used
interchangeably.
American
baccarat
evolved
from
chemin
de
fer
and
European
baccarat,
and
is
the
form
of
baccarat
offered
in
Vegas
casinos,
and
online.
Read
about
Baccarat
rules
here
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Banker
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One
of
three
bet
options
in
the
game
of
baccarat,
and
mathematically
the
bet
with
the
lowest
house
edge.
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Chemin
de
fer
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An
early
form
of
the
game
from
which
American
Baccarat
eventually
evolved,
and
a
game
still
very
popular
and
common
in
casinos
in
Europe
(particularly
France,
where
it
was
first
invented).
Read
more
about
Chemin
de
fer
here.
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European
Baccarat
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An
early
form
of
the
game
from
which
American
Baccarat
eventually
evolved,
and
a
game
still
very
popular
and
common
in
casinos
in
Europe
(particularly
France,
where
it
was
first
invented).
Read
more
about
European
Baccarat
here
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House
edge
-
The
term
referring
to
the
mathematical
edge
that
the
house
has
over
the
player
on
a
particular
bet.
A
house
edge
of
1%
means
that
for
every
$100
bet
by
the
player,
the
probable
long
term
outcome
will
be
$99
won
by
the
player,
and
$1
retained
by
the
casino
or
'house'.
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Mini
Baccarat
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A
form
of
American
Baccarat
played
on
smaller
tables
with
smaller
bet
limits
and
dealer
controlled
play.
Hands
are
generally
dealt
very
quickly
in
this
form
of
the
game.
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Overriding
rule
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Where
either
player
or
banker
has
a
score
of
8
or
9,
no
further
cards
are
dealt.
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Player
-
One
of
three
bet
options
in
the
game
of
baccarat,
and
mathematically
the
bet
with
the
highest
house
edge.
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Punto
Banco
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A
form
of
baccarat
played
in
Cuba,
and
based
on
Chemin
de
fer
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Tie
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One
of
three
bet
options
in
the
game
of
baccarat.
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Shoe
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A
combination
of
card
decks
from
which
the
game
is
dealt.
A
shoe
in
American
Baccarat
will
commonly
comprise
6
or
8
decks,
but
single
deck
shoes
are
also
offered.
