How to play
Originally known as the Twenty-One (21), as the object of the game is to defeat the dealer with a hand close to or equal to 21 points without going over and that the ace values one (1) or (11), When immigrating from Europe to America, the game became known as Blackjack.
The name of the game comes from the fact that most players in American casinos tried to win a hand with Ace and Jack from clubs or spades (in English black jack) as it was with the best payout ratio 10:1. Now profits 10 to 1 are paid for each hand with an Ace and a 10-point card, not only with a Black Jack, but the name is retained.
Blackjack is one of the most popular games in casinos around the world, respectively it can be played in almost any casino, whether real or online. Most online live casinos include the game as one of the few games that broadcast live.
The popularity of the game is probably due to the fact that it is one of the most profitable for players, with a casino advantage of less than 0.5%. Also, blackjack is the only gambling game that allows the most experienced players to enjoy the mathematical advantage over casinos, known as card counting.
The rules of blackjack can vary according to the online casino where the game is broadcasted live, but some of the key considerations that the player must have are:
- The number of decks of cards used by the dealer;
- Whether the croupier draws cards or stands on a safe hand - 17;
- Is Martingale legal (can we double the bet)?;
- Check if split aces is available as usually it is not allowed.
Usually online casinos employ continuous shuffle machines in the middle of the game. Those make card counting ineffective. In other words it is impossible for the player to keep track of the cards in the deck.
