By Jacob Ella
Blackjack is the most well liked and widely played card game in casinos in the world. Played with 52 cards and 2 or more players, this card game is known to be one of the easiest games to learn once you get the hang of the basic strategies. People play Blackjack not only because it is fun, but also because of how social it is. Though of course, you can also playبلاكجاكاونلاين in the comfort of your own home, and it is just as fun. Here are 4 cool facts about Blackjack that are not so widely known.
The name Blackjack
The predecessor of the game Blackjack is called twenty-one in English, it has unknown origins, but it is speculated that its birthplace is Spain. When the card game was introduced in the United States, gambling houses came up with ideas to get people excited to play, the main idea was giving out bonus payouts to the players. One of the ways to receive that bonus is if a player had a hand of the ace of spades and any blackjack card (clubs or spades). If a player had that hand, it was called the ‘blackjack’, and the name for the game stuck.
Counting cards is not illegal
In movies or tv shows it is a running “fact” that if a casino boss catches someone counting cards they would get beaten or thrown out of the casino. The truth isn’t as dramatic as the media makes it out to be. Fact of the matter is, it’s impossible to place a law against counting cards because it would be impractical to even prove it in court. Some casinos may ask you to stop playing blackjack if they see you counting cards, as they do have that right, however, this barely ever happens in your average casino. Maybe don’t try doing it in Vegas.
It is one of the eldest gambling games in the world
The very first mention of blackjack that we know of is from a book dated back to the beginning of the 17th century by Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish author. This suggests that the game was played either the beginning of the 17th century or even earlier than that. In contrast to other card games and gambling machines, blackjack is a lot older.
It’s actually really easy to count cards
Counting cards in blackjack games is a simple skill that can take your game to another level. Us folk who have no idea how to count cards just think the ones who do rely on memory, which isn’t true! In blackjack, to be able to count cards you just have to use a sort of system to keep track of how many low-value and high-value cards.
