There are a lot of view points about the appearance of Punto Banco in modern casinos. Punto Banco, originated from George Raft's Capri Casino in Havana, Cuba before Fidel Castro took over. The game's creator, Tommy Renzoni, stated in his book that Punto Banco, as it was called in Cuba, was brought to Las Vegas by him in the late 1950s. When this game was first brought to the casinos, the Sands casinos lost 0,000. The first version of the game appeared in Italy in the 1480s from a deck a tarot cards. The Italian word "baccarat" means "zero" because most of the cards then hold a point value of zero-tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings of all suits. Early Baccarat stories claim that the game is based on an old Etruscan ritual of the nine gods, who prayed to a blonde virgin on their tiptoes waiting for her to throw a nine-sided die. The result of the die decided her fate. If 8 or 9 was rolled she became a priestess of these gods. If 6 or 7 was rolled the virgin was prohibited from any further religious activities. If any other number was rolled she could walk into the sea.
Later, in the 1550s the game was introduced to the French public and got a new name. It was called ‘Chemin de Fer’. The French people say that the game of Baccarat originated from France. Then the game appeared in Argentina, it was played in casinos of Mar del Plata.