Online Blackjack
Popular Blackjack Varieties
Monday, August 30th, 2010There are a number of different variations of blackjack, and all of them enjoy popularity in different parts of the world. Most of them can be found in land-based and online casinos.
Spanish 21
Spanish 21 is an interesting version, in that it is played without 10’s. The total deck count of 48, and this version is [...]
21 and Blackjack
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Blackjack is said to have became popular during World War I, and was called “black-jack” from the practice of paying a bonus to a player who held an ace of spades with a jack of spades or clubs.
There is claim that this rule first appeared in 1912, when 21 tables appeared in horse-betting parlors in [...]
What is Perfect Pairs?
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Perfect Pairs is an optional bet that you’ll find on some blackjack tables. If you decide to play it, you will be betting that your first two cards will be a pair. There are three different types of pairs; Perfect Pair (two identical cards), Colored Pair (spades and club or hearts and diamonds), and a [...]
The World Series of Blackjack?
Saturday, February 13th, 2010When I first heard there was a World Series of Blackjack, I thought it was a bit of a joke. After all, blackjack is played against the house; it couldn’t be a competition that would pit players against each other. This is a luck game not a skill game, so could this competition [...]