Blackjack History

Rules of Blackjack

Blackjack's precursor was twenty-one, a game of unknown origin. The first written reference is found in a book by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, most famous for writing Don Quixote. Cervantes was a gambler, and the main characters of his tale “Rinconete y Cortadillo”, from Novelas Ejemplares, are a couple of cheats working in Seville. They are proficient at cheating at veintiuna (Spanish for twenty-one), and state that the object of the game is to reach 21 points without going over and that the ace values 1 or 11. 

At a casino blackjack table, the dealer faces five to seven playing positions from behind a semicircular table. Between one and eight standard 52-card decks are shuffled together. At the beginning of each round, up to three players can place their bets in the “betting box” at each position in play. That is, there could be up to three players at each position at a table in jurisdictions that allow back betting. The player whose bet is at the front of the betting box is deemed to have control over the position, and the dealer will consult the controlling player for playing decisions regarding the hand. 

Betting odds in blackjack

Systems and strategies for playing blackjack

Blackjack has some probabilities, so the player should be aware of what to do while playing blackjack. By acquiring the right skills, players can take advantage of it.

A good player must also understand the mechanics behind the strategies. This is important because it allows the player to survive better and knows what to do in rare circumstances and to apply these probabilities to other aspects of life that are relevant to life.

We've created a section that introduces the most popular Blackjack systems and strategies for beginners and advanced gamers. Those who want to master their blackjack skills will surely enjoy these pages:

1. Blackjack Basic Strategy
2. Strategy for Blackjack with 4-8 decks
3. Blackjack Pair Splitting Strategy
4. Blackjack Hit & Stand Strategy
5. Blackjack's Doubling Down Strategy
6. Card Counting Strategy
7. Advanced card counting strategy
8. Counting cards Coach

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Interesting Facts about Blackjack

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