Punto Banco Tips

The fundamental nature of punto banco means there are only three bets - player (punto), bank (banco) and draw (egalite).

The cards are all dealt out to players, despite being able to hold the shoe occasionally, the chance of winning is down to fortune - you cannot affect the game.

Proof of this is clearly apparent in the fact that online casinos offer users a tracking sheet so players can write down how play develops and make assumptions as to how the next hand will come out. This is as helpful as noting down roulette numbers and then trying to predicting the next one it doesn’t help as the game is purely based on chance.

Punto: Play with the player and the house edge is 1.36%.

Banco: Play with the bank and the house advantage is 1.17%.

Egalite: Play for a draw and the house advantage is a stonking great 14%! This is because the true odds are 9.5/1 but the casino only pays out 8/1.

TIP: You don't really need us to tell you that it makes sense to avoid egalite.