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The name blackjack came from an early bet in the game that paid 10 to 1. This would happen when a player got in his hands a jack of spades and an ace of spades. The first card to draw was Jack and spades is black, hence the name blackjack. There are a few interesting legends about blackjack:
Similar to roulette, blackjack has it's origins in France. It evolved in the early 18th century from the French card games called "chemin de fer" and French Ferme. In the French casinos at that time blackjack was popular as vingt-et-une (twenty-and-one).
In the 1960's mathematical information was published that showed how one could play nearly even with the house and perhaps gain a slight edge. This lead to the increasing popularity of the game, making it one of the most played games in the casinos today.
In the 1970's, a US professional gambler player Ken Uston and his merry band of creative gamblers used hidden computers to win hundreds of thousands of dollars. Their ingenuity attracted the attention of the FBI, which examined the computers and decided that they were not cheating devices, and therefore were fair and legal. If you want to play the best hands, click here blackjack ballroom casino
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