PUNTO BANCO CARDS IN HAND
Premise: the rules of the game for this variant remain unaltered and reference is therefore made to the general Casinò di Venezia regulations that regulate the Punto (Player) Banco (Banker).
Cards that are intended for the Punto can be read by the player.
The Dealer, after having ended the game by saying the phrase "Rien ne va plus", extracts from the sabot, one after another, four cards face down (distribution), assigning the first and the third to the right to the Punto, the second and the fourth to the left to the Banco.
Once the draw has been made, the Dealer collects the two cards that play for the Punto and places them, without uncovering them, on the table in front of the client who during that hand bet the highest sum on the Punto. In the case of equal bets, the Dealer gives priority according to the "order of the players", starting with the possessor of the "Bottone” (Button) whose function is to determine the order of precedence in the reading of the cards. The "Buttone", assigned to seat #1 at the beginning of the game, is passed to the next player after eachhand, excluding the “Colpo in Bianco” (White Hand).
If no player bets on the Punto, the hand is completed by the Dealer.
The assigned cards are read and placed on the mat.
The player to whom the cards are assigned must discover immediately if they have scored 8 or 9 (beaten), leave them covered and ask for a card if they have a score from 0 to 5, leave them covered and stand if they have totalled 6 or 7 . As indicated in the Rules table.
Requesting a third card or standing must be clearly stated by the player by declaring "card" or "no card".
After the player's declaration at the Punto, the Dealer uncovers his cards and closes his game in compliance with the Rules table. The player at the Punto must uncover his cards demonstrating the score obtained. The Dealer indicates the winning box, announcing first the score at the Banco and then the score at the Punto.
The score is obtained by discarding the tens from the sum of the values of the individual cards. The aces are worth one point, the figures and the tens are worth zero and the other cards retain their nominal values.
If the two combinations are equal, the hand is declared null and the points on the Égalité (Tie) are paid.
Under no circumstances are arbitrary choices allowed to be made by the player at the Punto, the player must comply with the Rules table. If a Dealer or Player makes an error, the hand must be reconstructed in the presence of the Game Inspector and the Municipal Inspector.
ARTICLE 1
If by mistake the draws an extra card and this is not seen, the game proceeds by the Rules, the card extracted by mistake is temporarily placed under the sabot and put back into play for the next hand. If instead it is seen, it is not burnt but used for the next hand, a hand to be played "in Bianco” (White), i.e., without bets. The Dealer must announce "colpo in Bianco" (White hand).
In the case where the top card of the hand is visible within the sabot this card is not burned. The clerk performs a "colpo in Bianco” (White hand) as in the previous case.
If any of the remaining cards in a hand are visible, the game continues normally and that card is considered to be valid.
If by error the dealer uncovers one or more cards during the distribution, given that the game is already closed, the hand continues normally, the hand is considered to be valid.
ARTICLE 2
If more cards are drawn from the sabot that are stuck together, the Dealer, if possible, must restore the correct order, otherwise the drawn cards must be burned.
ARTICLE 3
A card that falls to the ground during the game must be picked up by the staff and put back into play. If the card to fall is the first card of a hand, the bets must be withdrawn and the hand played "in Bianco".
ARTICLE 4
Crumpled or stained cards must be replaced, also during the game.
At the end of every cut, the Game Inspector may decide to replace the six decks (sixain).
ARTICLE 5
When the sabot leaves the mask, the Dealer Announces "ultimo colpo della taglia” (last hand from the cut). If the last hand begins with the mask, the Dealer declares: "Last hand from the cut, minimum seven card or else none". In this case, the Dealer, before paying or collecting, must withdraw the remaining cards from the sabot. If the cards on the table are less than seven, the hand is cancelled without a claim.
ARTICLE 6
If, in distributing the cards, the Dealer reverses the order of issue by assigning to the Banco one or two cards from the Point or vice versa, the distribution must be rectified in the presence of the Game Inspector. If the hand is not clearly reconstructed, it is cancelled by burning the drawn cards.
ARTICLE 7
If the Dealer, in distributing cards to the Punto and to the Banco, assigns a larger or smaller number than the two regulatory cards, the hand is reconstructed in the presence of the Game Inspector. If the hand is not clearly reconstructed, it is cancelled by burning the drawn cards.
ARTICLE 8
If the Dealer assigns a third card to the Punto or to the Banco that goes against the rules, the hand will be reconstructed in the presence of the Game Inspector. The Dealer shall use any additional drawn cards for a "Colpo in Blanco” (White hand).)
ARTICLE 9
If the Dealer announces a score other than the actual one, he will immediately correct the error with the phrase “le carte parlano" (the cards speak).
ARTICLE 10
The hand is deemed to be exhausted after the cards have been burnt. Any eventual dispute shall be settled by the Game Inspector.
ARTICLE 11
A single bet is allowed per seat, on the Punto or on the Banco, in addition to an eventual bet on the Égalité.
ARTICLE 12
Bets must be individual and in the form of by Gaming House tokens. Any bets made with banknotes are immediately replaced by the Dealer with Gaming House tokens.
ARTICLE 13
The seats at the table are assigned, upon reservation, by the Game Inspector or by the Capo Isola (Island Clerk).
It is forbidden to sit in an assigned place thatthat temporarily free. A player who is absent from the table without having marked their place, loses the right to the same, which place can only be reallocated by the Game Inspector or the Capo Isola.
A player that is standing may temporarily join the game to at a free seat but, if the bet is on the Punto "THE PLAYER DOES NOT READ THE CARDS"
ARTICLE 14
The Game Inspector, at any time of the game, can increase or decrease the bet minimum and maximum. He also has the ability to suspend the game without giving any notice or motivation.
ARTICLE 15
Non-withdrawn bets and winnings shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Management.
ARTICLE 16
This regulation is subject to change and improvements.improvements In unforeseen circumstances, the decision of the Games Directorate cannot be appealed against.
| PUNTO | BANCO |
| DRAWS CARD | DRAWS A CARD |
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DOES NOT DRAW A CARD if the Punto is assigned an 8 |
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DOES NOT DRAW A CARD if the Punto is assigned a 1-8-9-10 |
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DRAWS A CARD if the Punto is assigned a 4-5-6-7 |
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| DOES NOT DRAW A CARD |
DRAWS A CARD if the Punto is assigned a 6-7 |
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DOES NOT DRAWS A CARD |
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BEATEN (neither the Banco nor the Punto receives a card) |
BEATEN (neither the Banco nor the Punto receives a card) |
the maximum score is 9.
The box that reaches the highest score wins.
The cards retain their face value (ace = 1, figure card = 10).
To obtain the score the values of the cards are added and the tens subtracted (e.g.: 8+5=3).