Baccarat

right|thumb|Playing cards and a baccarat pallet, which is used to deliver cards to players Baccarat or baccara (; ) is a card game. It is now played mainly at casinos, but in the past it was also popular at house parties and private gaming rooms. The game's origins are a mixture of precursors from China, Japan, and Korea. It then gained popularity in Europe, and a faster French variant emerged. Today the most common version derives from Cuba.

novel by Ian Fleming

1954 film directed by William H. Brown Jr.

British gambling scandal of the late 19th century