HISTORY OF BLACKJACK
Blackjack History. The researchers still cannot discover the full trace of the blackjack. It is considered that blackjack originated from a game, called “Vingt-et-un”, which appeared in French casinos in 17th century. “Vingt-et-un” is in French and means “Twenty-one”. Although, it resembles the blackjack and the main goal was to reach total 21, its rules are not quite the same. In “Vingt-et-un” only the dealer could double, and the player had to bet after each round.
Another theory states that blackjack originates from a Spanish game, that was called “Veintiuna” which is Spanish and means “Twenty-one”. The first written reference of this could be found in “Novelas Ejemplares”, a book written by Miguel de Cervantes who was a gambler himself. The goal of “Veintiuna” was to reach 21 points without busting and just like in the modern blackjack, the Ace valued 1 or 11.
When blackjack was brought to North America, it became widely popular since there were no laws against gambling in the United States of America at that time. Many professional players started going to North America to play blackjack and soon, in the beginning of 19th century, the US government prohibited it. The game was being played underground and was getting more and more popular. In 1931 Nevada legalized the gambling and Las Vegas became the world’s most popular gambling place, while blackjack became one of the most popular card game ever.
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