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chemin de fer
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chemin de fer (shəmăn` də fûr, Fr. shəmăN` də fĕr) [Fr.,=railroad], the most popular gambling card game in Europe. The present day versions are variations of Italian baccara which Charles VIII introduced to France in 1490. It differs from baccarat baccarat , French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de fer. The banker plays against the hands he deals to two other players called punters.
..... Click the link for more information.  in that casino operators take no risk, but rather have the ten or more players bet against each other.

chemin de fer

 or shimmy

Card game in which two or three cards are dealt to up to 12 players, who bet one at a time against each other rather than against the house. The winning hand is the one that comes closer to but does not exceed a count of 9. The game (whose French name means “railroad”) derives from baccarat and has similar rules.

chemin de fer
a gambling game, a variation of baccarat


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