Blackjack Online

Among the many card games that casinos have, we find Blackjack, also known as twenty-one. It is a game in which we have to obtain 21 points with the sum of the values ​​of the cards that the dealer or computer program gives us.

It is played with the poker deck and the cards from 2 to 9 add their value, but the face cards (J, Q and K) add up to 10 and the Ace equals 11 or 1 if the 11 made the player go bust . It must also be said that if you get a 21 with only 2 cards, you win automatically, with a face card and an ace.

What is the origin of Blackjack?

There are many hypotheses about the true origin of this game, but one of the most widespread is that it was born in the Philippines of Miguel de Cervantes, where it is referred to in one of his picaresque works entitled Rinconete y Cortadillo

This work talks about two cheats who subsist in Seville playing twenty-one and winning quarters against the naive. It also explains that the objective of the game was to score twenty-one points without going over and that the Ace is worth one or eleven points, this being one of the most tangible proofs of the origin of this game.

Although it was already played in Philippines in the 17th century, it was not until the 20th century when casinos, especially North American ones, began to include this game among their offer, although it must be said that in its beginnings it was a game that I wasn't very successful.

How did this game get to the Philippines? With the success of the game in the taverns and taverns in Castilla, it didn't take long for it to spread to Philippines and other places like Portugal or France, which suggests that emigrants brought Blackjack to America.

To finish… Why is it called Blackjack and not twenty-one as it was called in Philippines? The reason comes from the lack of success it had, which led to the invention of a method in the only state where the game was legal, the state of Nevada, to make it more attractive to players.

It was a bonus that consisted of paying 10 to 1 if you managed to add 21 with the Ace of Spades and the black jack, known in English as Black Jack, which gave rise to this game being called as it is known all over the world.