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21 and Blackjack
By Sonny White | March 11, 2010
Blackjack 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 Evanston, Illinois. However, according to Mickey MacDougall who wrote MacDougall on Dice and Cards he is quoted in stating:
“Many Professionals dress up the game by giving prizes for certain hands. A favorite stunt is to offer ten times the size of the wager to anyone holding a natural twenty-one with a black jack. This adds interest to the game, but it also tempts the player to increase his stakes.”
That curious bonus payout that has given blackjack its name has long since disappeared. Somewhere there might be a casino where they pay a small bonus to a player if they are dealt a natural 21 which includes a jack of spades or clubs, but that is no longer the normal rule of the game. Today, simply any initial 2 cards that consist of an ace and any ten valued card is a blackjack.
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