Black Jack: history of a game born by chance
Do you know how many games on average are there in a casino ?
The most famous are five:
. Black Jack
. Texas Hold’Em
. Three Card Poker
. Bank Point
We have already talked about the different types of roulette. Today instead we’ll discover the world of Black Jack.
HOW DOES BLACKJACK COME ABOUT?
Black Jack was born as a variant of “baccarat” or “Chemin de Fer” in the 1700s in French casinos by the name of “Vingt-et-Un” that is 21.
WHAT WERE THE RULES OF THE ORIGINAL BLACKJACK?
Of course it wasn’t like today, Black Jack has been modified over time and several times. At the beginning, the dealer was the only one who could double the bet, extra prizes were provided for certain winning combinations. Above all, you can imagine playing right along for many hands in a row, until a player gets to 21 first and takes the whole jackpot, leaving the other players dry. This is how you played Black Jack.
WHY IS IT CALLED BLACKJACK?
About 1800s, it was appointed Black Jack in the USA. It was added, to the already existing rules, an extra paid hand: if the first two cards received by a player were the Ace of Spades and the Jack of Spades then “Black Jack” was declared and the lucky person was paid a hand 10 times as much!
Because of the low probability that it could happen, when it happened, the jackpot rose so high.
AND WHEN DID IT BECOME THE BLACKJACK WE KNOW?
When Black Jack reached Northern Europe, fans of gambling realized its potential. They studyed and improved Black Jack to make it more appealing and even more convenient! They began to study the chances of winning, combinations, and they put new rules, all this to reduce the chances of winning of the dealer.
Then Roger Baldwin came, he was considered the Einstein of Black Jack, who wrote one of the most famous books in the industry: “beat the dealer.” The book quickly became one of the most read in America, Baldwin, in fact, introduced the famous “trick” of “card counting.”
This brought Black Jack to worldwide fame, however, frightening the casinos who didn’t want to be defeated. Thus Black Jack was further regulated, including the possibility of playing with multiple decks as well as new rules.
When they realized that the techniques explained in the book were not a threat to their finances they restored the game with the rules we know nowadays
“Why are you telling us this story?”
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