Casino Blackjack: History and Rules |
Casino Blackjack or Twenty-one is the most popular of all casino games
played world wide. It can be dated in written works to as early as the
beginning of the 17th century. The origins of this game's name are
rather interesting. Twenty-one wasn't very popular when it was first
introduced in the US. So, to get the players to the gameplay, gambling
houses offered various bonus payouts. This bonus could be a 10-to-1
payout if the player had a black Jack (both and either of Jack of clubs
or the Jack of spades) and the ace of spades. Such hand was called a
"blackjack" and this name stuck eventually even after the bonus payout
was abolished.
Blackjack has become so popular due to the combination of luck, skill
and the ease of learning the game. Casino Blackjack can be played at online casinos as well.
Casino Blackjack is a card game in which a dealer faces between one to
seven players. Each player is betting his own hand against the dealer
independently. At the beginning of each round the players place their
bets and receive two cards. The intent of the game is to get a higher
card total than the dealer without going over bust twenty-one. The
Casino Blackjack cards count for face value two through ten the jack,
queen and king being a value of ten and the ace being one or eleven.
Each player is dealt out their cards one at a time until they hold or
bust. If they bust the player automatically looses, if they hold the
dealer moves to the next player and so on. Then the dealer plays his
hand if he busts all remaining players win. If the dealer ties with any
player it is a wash, a push, no winner or looser. It is possible for
the dealer to loose to some players but win over others. The highest
possible hand to receive is a two card twenty one, a ten value card and
an ace, a Blackjack or natural. If the dealer hit s a Blackjack he wins
over all other players except those with a Blackjack, which is a push.
Casino house rules vary from one casino
to the next. Some are regulated by law some by the casino. Casino
Blackjack has over one hundred variations.
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