Playing Blackjack
Blackjack is living a second youth thanks to the
internet but its origin is very old
history-blackjack It seems clear the game of
blackjack , as we know it today, has its origin
in the twenty or twenty. What is not so clear in
the history of this card game is where it comes
from the famous 21.
The game of twenty was and is trying to get
closer to that figure than our rival. It is said
that originally the number to reach 21 but was
not 31 but was shortened to make it more agile.
He speaks Italian and French as origin of this
game but the fact is that the first written
reference to the 21 found in the "Exemplary
Novels" by Miguel de Cervantes. The
protagonists, Riconete Cortadillo are two rogues
cheating at the game of blackjack.
The veintuno named after black jack when
extending U.S. In gambling houses offer various
prizes but the biggest was paid to 10/1 and was
to get 21 with an ace and a black J (black
jack), ie, a jack of spades or clubs.
Depues was that the award was too much and
pulled, and eventually the name was left but
blackjack referred to any combination of aces
and a ten or a face card. Thus, blackjack has
come a long way from Cervantes to online casinos
but the essence remains the same.
Today you can play blackjack from the comfort of
home without having to belong to any club
illegal gambling. In fact, you can start playing
without having to risk your money and there are
websites that make it very easy to make it so.