South Africa's long history of gambling and its recognition of the industry as a powerful driver of economic growth has resulted in many opportunities for its citizens to engage in exhilarating casino games. Amongst them is Punto Banco, a popular game at mobile casinos.
Punto Banco is a game of chance; players have no control over the cards they are dealt. The objective of the game is to correctly guess which hand (Punto or Banco) will win. Punto is the player, Banco is the dealer. Both Punto and Banco are dealt two cards, with the possibility of additional cards being dealt depending on the total points of each hand. The cards range from 1 to 9 and Ace is worth 1. The highest score a player can have is 9.
A game of Punto Banco starts by placing a bet on either Punto or Banco. The dealer will then deal two cards, face-up, to each hand. The player or dealer with the highest score will win the game.