Posts Tagged ‘ Ace Of Spades ’

Blackjack: Myth, Origins and Objective

April 10th, 2009
posted by admin 2:15 AM

Not many know about how blackjack was invented and there have been many rumours and suppositions about this game but here you will be able to read about all of them. It is believed by many that it started in France and was called vingt-et-un which means 20 and 1 in French. Like most of the casino games we play today, the true origins may never be known. The objective in Blackjack is to get a hand that totals or is as close to 21 as possible without going over 21. The dealer gives each [[Read More This Post..]]

Blackjack Basics, How To Play, Strategy Plus History Of Game

March 22nd, 2009
posted by admin 3:22 AM

Blackjack The Game Although many of you may be Blackjack aficionados, very few are aware why the game came to be known as Blackjack. Those who are familiar with the game are aware that if a player has a Jack of Spades and an Ace of Spades in the first two cards, he was entitled to some extra payments. The game derived its name from the Jack of Spades which is black in color. In Blackjack, the aim of a player is to get 21 points or as close to it to win. Getting more than 21 points means the [[Read More This Post..]]

Blackjack is one of the most popularly played games in the field of casino banking worldwide. Also popular as Twenty-one and Pontoon, the blend of chance and skillfulness of players owe much to its popularity. Card counting is one of the major characteristic of this casino game. However, it is to remember that the British card game Black Jack is totally different from the casino version of Blackjack. It has been found that Twenty-one is the predecessor of Blackjack. USA was the first to [[Read More This Post..]]