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单词 punto banco
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punto bancon.

Brit. /ˌpʊntəʊ ˈbaŋkəʊ/, U.S. /ˌpʊn(t)oʊ ˈbæŋkoʊ/
Origin: Probably either (i) a borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian punto , banco int., Italian banco.
Etymology: Probably < Italian punto point (see point n.1) + banco int. or its ultimate etymon Italian banco.The phrase is apparently not recorded in dictionaries of Italian.
A gambling game resembling baccarat (see quot. 1976).
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > games of chance played with cards > [noun] > baccarat or chemin-de-fer
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punto banco1969
1969 Times 27 Aug. 9/6 In fact, as the result would be a prohibition on all casino games (such as roulette, blackjack, baccarat, and punto banco), there would be no commercial casino gaming and, consequently, no legitimate industry to control.
1973 ‘R. MacLeod’ Burial in Portugal vi. 116 The rows of tables..offering everything from roulette and boule to punto banco and blackjack.
1976 E. L. Figgis Gamblers Handbk. 125 Punto-Banco..is played entirely as a casino game at table with bases for 12 players, and spaces for the casino ‘chips operator’ between bases 6 and 7 and croupier between spaces 1 and 12. The actual banker and punter are both phantom inasmuch as all players must bet with the casino, not with each other. They may either bet ‘Banco’, that the phantom bank will win the coup, or ‘Punto’, that the phantom punter will win the coup.
2006 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 12 Mar. 11 They would play craps or punto banco at the Victoria Casino.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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