The game of Punto Banco is a popular game in many online casinos and is now available in its mobile version in Malta, making it even more accessible to the local players. This version of Punto Banco is played with eight decks of standard 52-card decks. The aim of the game is to predict whether the "Punto" hand, belonging to the player, or the "Banco" hand belonging to the banker, will have a total value closer to 9 than the other. The game starts with the player making an initial bet, and the banker dealing two cards to the player, and two cards to himself. All cards are counted at face value, and all face cards and 10s have the value 0. Ace can have the value of either 1 or 11. After receiving the two cards, the player then decides whether to hit or stand. If the player decides to hit, the banker will deal another card to the player. If the player stands, the banker is then dealt another card, depending on certain rules. The highest total value of the cards a hand can have is 9, and when the total exceeds this number, the value is then reduced by 10. The winner is decided with whoever has the hand with the total closest to 9.