Background of Black Jack
Posted in Blackjack on 03/14/2010 12:21 pm by Dominique
Black Jack – also known as ‘twenty one’ and ‘pontoon’ – is a card game that nowadays is usually seen in a casino with players trying their fortune on achieving the elusive ‘twenty one’. It’s widely presumed that the game came into existence in France around the 1600’s. However, as with most other gambling games the precise evolution of the game is a mystery.
Blackjack was brought to the States following the French Revolution, but the game didn’t become favored in the betting houses until the house offered payouts as a bonus. This was the only method that appeared to get gamblers gambling on pontoon. One variant on the bonus pay out was for a gambler to make ‘twenty-one’ with the blackjack card (given a value of 10 points) and an ace (given a value of 11 points). With the growing appeal of the game the pay outs were canceled but the name ‘pontoon’ lasted.
Blackjack isn’t simply about achieving an immediate ‘twenty one’, but the primary adventure is to defeat the dealer without busting. The casino obviously has a house edge over the pontoon players over the long term, but with pontoon the player holds on to a bit of choice.
Since 1931 when America initial legitimized gambling, black jack has become a traditional gambling den card game. Furthermore, it’s the blending of both ability and mathematics employed in black jack that has caused the game to be massively loved. Chemin de fer gives an alluring proposition to any scientist, mathematician or betting player wanting to analyze the scheme of the game.