Blackjack is possibly one of the more well-known games played in casinos. Blackjack is also referred to as "twenty one" or Chemin de Fer. The game is a combination of luck and skills coupled with decision-making. The card game has evolved over a period of time. Players have specialized in certain abilities like "card card counting," which allows them to shift the edge in the game in their favor. The card game has been in existence since the 1700s. References can be located in historical scriptures to a game known as "vingt-et-un," which means twenty one in French, and is considered the ancestor to black jack.

The card game was at first not so popular in the united states of america. This caused the casinos trying a number of things like providing a bonus in case of a 10-to-1 payout, if the blackjack player had a "black" jack and an ace of spades. The jack could be either clubs or spades. Once the card game became well-known, the reward pay out soon disappeared from the rules.

Any hand which achieves a sum of 21 is considered a winner. The value should not exceed twenty-one, if it does the hand is said to be "bust." The aim of every player is to defeat the croupier. If the blackjack player and the house both have the identical hand value, it’s called "push" (a tie), with neither the blackjack player nor the casino winning the hand.