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Baccarat terminology
You do not need to know every traditional term to play online, but the basic language makes the table much easier to understand.
Terms
- Baccarat — a hand with a value of zero, as well as the name of the game.
- Banco — another name for the Banker hand.
- Coup — one round of Baccarat.
- Natural — an initial two-card total of eight or nine.
- Player or Punto — one of the two hands; it does not mean the person betting.
- Punter — the person playing the game.
- Shoe — the box holding the decks from which cards are dealt.
- Tie — equal Player and Banker totals; also the third main bet.