Casino Tips: Baccarat definitions

Below a list of Baccarat definitions at Marina Bay Sands Casino.

Commission
means the amount collected or deducted by the Dealer from any winning wager on the “Banker” hand.

Hand
means the cards that have been dealt to the “Banker” or “Player” in a round of play.

Initial deal
means only the first two cards to the “Player” and the first two cards to the “Banker” have been dealt.

Natural
means a point total of eight or nine for either the “Player” hand or the “Banker” hand in the initial deal.

Player pair or Banker pair
means that the first two cards of either the “Player” hand or the “Banker” hand form a “Pair” (for example two 9’s or two Q’s).

Point total
means the total value of cards in a hand.

Round of play
means the period of play commencing with the commencement of play and concluding when the Dealer announces a result and, if applicable, collects losing wagers and pays winning wagers.

Tie
means that both the “Player” hand and the “Banker” hand have the same point total at the end of a round of play.

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