baccarat

noun

bac·ca·rat ˌbä-kə-ˈrä

ˌba-

: a card game resembling chemin de fer in which three hands are dealt and players may bet either or both hands against the dealer's

also : a two-handed version in which players may bet on or against either hand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Here are excerpts of three Associated Press stories from the 1891 cheating case, which the press at the time referred to as the baccarat scandal. —

Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023 The previous compact between the state and the tribe, which was signed in 2010 and was also designed to last for 30 years, fell apart when the tribe took issue with Florida’s lax enforcement of the compact’s provisions giving it a monopoly on banked card games like blackjack and baccarat. —

Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 18 May 2021 On the gambling floor, the baccarat tables immediately filled up. —

Mable Chan Janice Chung, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022 Live dealer games include Spin a Win, The Money Drop, and many options for live roulette, blackjack, and baccarat. —

Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2022 Blackjack, baccarat, and other table games are available — but only electronically. —

Audrey Wachs, Curbed, 23 Nov. 2022 Jurors watched surveillance video showing Huang passing some of the chips to Huizar at a baccarat table. —

Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022 Take the extra scratch to the casino, and enjoy an evening of baccarat. —

Car and Driver, 20 May 2022 Between 2015 and 2017, Nguyen and Tran worked together to win games of baccarat at the casino more than 10 times, according to prosecutors. —

Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022 See More

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