Baccarat History
The American and European versions of baccarat and the French Chemin de Fer are late developments of the Italian game called baccara, which means zero in Italian.
The Italian game baccara was popular among French aristocracy during the end of the 15th century. 
The game was introduced in France during 1490 in it’s French variation of baccarat which is known as “Chemin de fer” and was French pride till the time it came down to Great Britain where they modified the rulings and name of the game to “European baccarat”.
Later on it has passed along to South America and finally to Nevada Casinos. The American version of the baccarat game was introduced to Nevada casinos in the 1950s.
In American casinos, baccarat is played in a separated area of the casino.