Online Blackjack is one of the most popular casino games worldwide. Easy to pick up, you can learn Blackjack to a decent level in a matter of minutes and using basic strategy, you can reduce the casino’s house edge to around 0.50%, the lowest of any casino game.
This puts you almost on a level playing field with the casino, making Blackjack games a unique option for prospective or existing online casino players.
It is widely accepted that the game of Blackjack as we now know it derives from the French game of Vingt-et-Un (21), devised in the early 18th century. It arrived on American shores around 1900 to a lukewarm reception in the gambling houses. To encourage their casino patrons to play Blackjack, casino owners offered a 10:1 bonus payout if players were dealt the Ace of Spades and a black jack. The name stuck but unfortunately the incentive didn’t!
Casino blackjack, in its basic form, hasn’t changed much since then and we’ve written a basic blackjack guide for you, split into three manageable chunks.
To round off our blackjack section, you can navigate through to our guide to playing perfect strategy (also known as basic strategy) which contains a useful card that shows you what move to make in any given situation. If you want to learn blackjack, this is a must see!
For the more experienced and adventurous blackjack players amongst you, we are putting together a guide to many of the blackjack variants now available at our casino partners so please read at your leisure.
Ever wondered what the optimal play is when holding a pair of 8’s? Our basic blackjack strategy card gives you the answer to the above blackjack teaser and to all others!
Casino blackjack has evolved at breakneck speed to offer over fifty blackjack games. Use our blackjack variants section to review many of many of the exciting new games.
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