Baccarat is a popular casino game. It is believed that this originated in Italy and from there it was brought to France where first it was introduced as a game. Baccarat was introduced in France during the reign of Charles VIII (1483-1498). It is believed that it is similar to the other games of that time like Faro and Basset. This is an Italian game so the name of the variants of this game is in Italian.
The two main variants of baccarat are Baccarat Chemin de fer, Baccarat banque and Punto banco.