Blackjack online - famous card game of skill

The blackjack game has a very fascinating history, and it is essential for every respected gambler and risky person to be aware of the history of the Blackjack and its online development.

It is crucial to know the historical background of the game, because this may also provide the deep insight into the best online casino games and their rules in modern casinos.

Delicacy of Blackjack history

• The card games set the beginning of the blackjack history. It is widely accepted that playing cards were famous in the times of ancient China and India in nearly 900 year A.D.
• Another Chinese invention that triggered the emergence of the card games was the shuffle of paper money banknotes.
• The card games originated from this very process of playing for money and shuffling them in different combinations.
• The widely accepted term used to denote the card games in China is called "paper tickets."
• The contemporary deck of 52 card which is used in the USA for gambling originated from the so called "French Pack"
• The above-mentioned deck was successfully adopted in the British gambling world and after that was adopted by Americans.
• The first accounts created for the gambling were dated 2300 B.C.
• It happened again in China
• Gambling was really popular in Ancient Greece, though it was illegal activity and had become the exciting human experience ever.

History of the pure blackjack game is still disputed

Nevertheless, there are some historical facts of its appearance.

• First it was mentioned in France.
• It originated from the French card games "chemin de fer" or probably from "French Ferme."
• In land casino in France it was first mentioned in 1700s as "vingt-et-un" which in French means twenty one.
• Since 1800s it had been played in the USA and is now more famous under the twenty one name.
• In Britain it was quite a different type of gambling game.
• The game was called Blackjack because the player, who got the first two cards of Jack of Spades or the Ace of Spades, was extra remunerated.

The first available casinos in the West of the USA

The first casinos with the game Blackjack were founded in the West of the USA.

• In the 1931 Nevada conducted the legalization of the gambling business and casinos.
• At that very time the blackjack was offered to the players as one of the primary gambling games.
• In 1978 marked the legalization of the casinos in Atlantic City and New Jersey.
• However, in 1989 only two states disposed legal casino business in the USA.
• Further on, about 20 states operated the small town casinos in river boats of Mississippi
• Even 70 Native American reservations played at casinos!

Great contributions to blackjack online

However, several steps forward in development of the software for online Blackjack were made by Julian Braun, the programmer of the IBM and Ken Uston, an ordinary hacker.

• Hours of computer code lines and blackjack simulations powered by IBM were conducted under control of Julian Braun.
• These simulations resulted in game strategy development.
• The number of card counting technics was tested.
• Ken Uston managed to connect 5 computers and built them in the shoes of the members of his playing blackjack team in 1977!
• He had won a lump sum of money before he was detected by the police.
• His famous "play station" of 5 computers was confiscated by the FBI.

Thus, the history of the blackjack game turned out to be not less intriguing and extraordinary than the game itself.