Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un,is the most
widely played casino banking game in the world. Blackjack is a
comparing card game between a player and dealer and played with
one or more French decks of 52 cards.The player is dealt an
initial two card hand with the option of drawing cards to bring
the total value to 21 or less without exceeding it, so that the
dealer will lose by having a lesser hand than the player or by
exceeding 21. Many rule variations of blackjack exist. Since the
1960s, blackjack has been a high profile target of advantage
players, particularly card counters, who track the profile of
cards yet to be dealt, and adapt their wager and playing
strategy accordingly.Other casino games inspired by blackjack
include Spanish 21 and pontoon. The recreational British card
game of black jack is a shedding-type game and unrelated to the
subject of this article. |