In a game of Blackjack, the player places a bet, and is then dealt two cards – usually the player’s cards are dealt face up, while the dealer places one of his cards face up, and one face down.
The rules of Blackjack are quite easy to learn, and many people are tempted to try their hand at the game because of the possibility to beat the house if you are a skilled player. It takes a lot of practice and discipline to come out on top, as well as a good understanding of the game.
In many casinos, the dealer must ‘stand’ – meaning take no more cards, if he is dealt a hand of 17. The player is allowed to request a ‘hit’ – or, take another card, no matter what the value of their hand is.
The player wins if their hand is closer to 21 than the dealers.
The aim of the game is to get a hand which closer to 21 than the hand of the dealer holds. If the player goes over 21, then they are considered ‘bust’ and lose the bet.
The value of an ace can be 1 or 11, depending on the hand.
The object of 21 was to get a hand as close to the value of 21 as possible, although the game differed in that there were bets taken after every round, in a similar fashion to
modern poker games. The game 21 originated in the 17th century, and became very popular in French casinos in the 18th century.
Most historians now agree that most clear predecessor to the modern Blackjack game is a French game called ‘Vingt-et-Un’ – or, 21.
When 21 reached America, the casinos used both the names ‘Vingt-et-Un’ and 21, but the game was not very popular. They renamed it to Blackjack, and changed the rules slightly so that there was a bonus payout – when the player was dealt a Blackjack (Ace of Spades and either a Jack of Clubs or Jack of Spades), they would receive a payout of 10:1.
The exact history of Blackjack is not clear - there are three different European countries claming to have originated blackjack, and the essence of the game can be traced to several different card and chance based games.
This new form of the game is very popular. The bonus payout was eventually removed, but the name was kept, and by the mid 20th century the game was one of the most popular in Vegas – with only Craps being more popular.
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