Blackjack

History of Blackjack

Blackjack dates back to the early seventeenth century or even earlier, when the game ventiuna (which is Spanish for twenty-one) was played in the area around Saville. The game was introduced in the United States shortly after the country's foundation with gambling houses offering a version of the game that used the standard deck we now play with. Players would get a special bonus when they held an ace of Spades and a black Jack (Club or Spade) to score 21. That hand's name? "Blackjack."

As the game became more popular and entrenched, the specific nature of the blackjack hand and its bonus was put aside and players now receive a 3:2 bonus on their winning hand that features an Ace and a card with a value of 10.

Online Blackjack Game Selection

Unlike a brick and mortar casino, Slots.com is able to offer the four most popular versions of the game to its players: traditional, single deck, double deck and European Blackjack. Each online Blackjack type has its own rules and conditions associated with the game and you can get more details for each one in our rules section.

Traditional Blackjack is played using six decks, which are reshuffled after each hand. Single Deck Blackjack and Double Deck Blackjack, as the names imply, each feature either on or two decks, which are reshuffled after each hand. European Blackjack features six decks, but the dealer's second card isn't drawn until the players have all played their hands.

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