Punto Banco £25 Min

Punto Banco Information & Game Rules

Punto Banco Professional Series Game Rules

  • Punto Banco Professional Series is a traditional baccarat game played between the player and the casino.
  • The aim of the game is to predict which hand will be the highest. You can also predict a tie.
  • The game is played with 6 regular decks, shuffled before each game round.
  • The MIN/MAX sign indicates the minimum and maximum bet that can be placed in any betting area.
  • Payouts are made according to the paytable in the game. For more information see the Punto Banco Payout Schedule.
  • To view the Paytable, move the pointer over the MIN/MAX sign.
  • Some features may not be available in PLAYING FOR FUN mode.

Play of Hand

  • The Player (Punto) and the Banker (Banco) are initially dealt two cards each and a third card may be dealt based on the third card rules.
  • All cards are dealt face up.
  • The hand with a value closest to 9 wins. Hands of equal value are a tie, and neither hand wins.
  • Number cards 2-9 count as face value, aces count as 1, and kings, queens, jacks, and 10's count as 0.
  • If the value is 10 or more, 10 is subtracted. The value remaining is the hand value (for example, 13 becomes 3).
  • Bets are paid according to the Punto Banco Payout Schedule.

Third Card Rules

  • If the Player (Punto) or the Banker (Banco) has 8 or 9, it is known as "natural", and both hands stand. This rule overrides all other rules.
  • If neither the Player (Punto) nor the Banker (Banco) has 8 or 9 play proceeds as follows:
    Player (Punto) Rules
  • If the Player (Punto) has 0-5, a third card is dealt. If the Player (Punto) has 6 or 7 the hand stands.
    Banker (Banco) rules
  • If the Player (Punto) stands, the Banker (Banco) draws a third card if the hand has 0-5.
  • If the Player (Punto) draws a third card, the value of the card drawn by the Player (Punto) and the value of the Banker's (Banco) hand determines if the Banker (Banco) gets a third card.
    Banker's score Player's third card
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    7                    
    6                    
    5                    
    4                    
    3                    
    2                    
    1                    
    0                    

      Stand     Banker gets 3rd card

Punto Banco Payout Schedule

  • If the Player (Punto) wins, Player (Punto) bets pay 2 for 1 (even money).
  • If the Banker (Banco) wins, Banker (Banco) bets pay 2 for 1 (even money) less a 5% commission. The win will be rounded down if necessary.
  • If there is a tie, Tie bets pay 9 for 1, whereas Player (Punto) or Banker (Banco) bets are returned (push).

Playing Help

  • To make a bet, select a chip and click in one of the betting areas: TIE, BANCO or PUNTO.
  • Combination bets in more than 1 betting area are permitted.
  • Every click in a bet area adds one chip of the selected value to the bet.
  • To remove a bet, select the delete chip and then click in the bet area.
  • To start a game round, click Deal.
  • To place the same bet as the previous round, click Rebet.
  • To place a new bet, click New Bet.
  • To minimise the Punto Banco history, move the pointer over the history table and click the close [X] button.
  • To show the Punto Banco history, click Game Settings, and select the Punto Banco history box.

Game Setting Options

  • To access game settings, click the spanner icon in the game panel.
  • Audio. Turn on or off all sounds.
  • Sound effects. Turn on or off sound effects played for events.
  • Background music. Turn on or off the background soundtrack.
  • Punto Banco history. Show or hide the Punto Banco history.
  • Speed. Increase or decrease game speed.
  • Game history. Click to view your latest game history. Note: Some casinos may operate without all of the listed game settings.

Note: Some casinos may operate without all of the listed game settings.

Return to Player

  • The theoretical return to player for this game is 98.94%

Additional Information

  • Unfinished game rounds are subject to the terms and conditions of the gaming site. For more information refer to the gaming website.
  • In the event of malfunction of the gaming hardware/software, all affected game bets and payouts are rendered void and all affected bets refunded.

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