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Blackjack is possibly one of the most popular games gambled on in casinos. Blackjack is also known as "twenty one" or Chemin de Fer. The game is a combination of luck and ability coupled with choices. The game has evolved over a set amount of time. Players have specialized in certain abilities like "card card counting," with which they turn the odds of the game in the players favor. The card game has been in existence since the 1700s. References can be seen in historical scriptures to a game referred to as "vingt-et-un," which in French means 21, and is deemed as the ancestor to black jack.

The game was originally not very popular in the united states. This led to the betting houses attempting different things like providing a bonus in case of a 10-to-1 pay out, if the black jack player got an ace of spades and a black jack. The jack could be either clubs or spades. After the card game became well-known, the bonus pay out quickly vanished from the game.

Any hand which achieves a total of twenty-one is deemed a winner. The value should not be in excess of 21, in which case the hand is said to be "bust." The target of any player is to defeat the dealer. If both the black jack player and the croupier have an identical hand value, it is referred to as a "push" (a tie), with not either the player or the casino coming away with a win on the hand.