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Punto banco is a casino card game that is a simpler version of blackjack. In this game, the house always holds the bank, unlike in chemin de fer where the bank passes between players. The objective is to achieve a hand total of nine or as close to it as possible using two or three cards. Face cards and 10s are worth zero, while other cards are valued by their index number. Only the last digit of the sum counts, so an 8 and a 5 would total 3. A hand with a face card (zero) and a 6 wins if it is closer to nine than the opposing hand. If a player or the banker achieves an eight or nine (a "natural"), they win immediately unless the banker has the same natural count, resulting in a tie.1

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