Punto Banco is considered a glamorous game, with high limits. The object of the game is for you to chose which side, the Player or the Banker, will finish closest to nine when all cards have been drawn.

Picture cards and tens count as 0; Aces count as 1, and all other cards count as face value. If required, a third card is dealt to each hand according to specific rules outlined in the chart below. If the point value of the first two cards drawn for either hand is 8 or 9, that is known as a "Natural" and no additional cards will be drawn.

Hands don't ever exceed 9 (bust), because the first digit of a two-digit number is always dropped. For example, if 5 and 7 are drawn for a total of 12, the count is 2.

The hand with the highest point total closest to nine wins.

Winning "Player" bets are paid even money. "Banker" winning bets are paid at the odds of 19/20.

If both hands result in identical totals, the "Tie" bet wins, paying 8 to 1 (chips are placed on the "Tie" section of the table). When a "Tie" occurs, all bets on the "Player" and the "Banker" are neither paid nor taken.