One of the most popular casino games in the world is certainly Blackjack. It became extremely popular during the World War I. There is a version that the name Blackjack comes from the picture depicting the player with an ace of spades and a jack of spades or clubs in his hand. According to other version, the name is originated from the bonus payout. The point is that some casinos paid extra bonuses to the player who had a online blackjack which made up of the jack of spades or clubs. Nowadays the situation has changed and this combination does not give you any additional payments.

Blackjack is considered to be a counting game, the game where every card has its own value basing on the denomination of the card (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), the face cards (jacks, queens and kings) are counted as 10 points. Aces are counted as 1 or 11, this depends on the situation that is more favorable to a player. The game aim is to create a hand where all the cards have the maximum value close to 21 and not to bust. Any player competes with the dealer only, so he is playing without paying any attention to other players. The player wins if his hand is closer to 21 than the dealer’s.

In the beginning the player makes a bet, then the dealer gives 2 cards to himself and two to every players. The dealer puts one of his own cards face down and the other face up, thus all the players at the table can see it. The players get all cards face up or down, because it does not matter much for the players, they can see one another cards since they play only with the dealer.

If a player busts, the dealer wins even if he busts subsequently. A player can be dealt any number of cards till he stands or busts. There may be a “push”, the situation when the player’s as well as the dealer’s hand are exactly the same. In such a situation no money is won or lost. When the first two cards are equal to 21 (that is when you get an ace and 10 or any face card) this combination of cards is called Blackjack, and the blackjack beats any other hands, even if a hand has 21 points but consists of more than two cards. If the player has blackjack and the dealer does not have it, the player is paid 3 to 2 of the original bet. For example, if the player wagers $10 and gets a blackjack, he is paid $15. If the player and the dealer both have blackjack this is a push and they get even money.

It is also worth mentioning that the game has the smallest house edge in comparison with other casino games.