Many people travel to the casino for the opportunity to win big money, or just to have the thrill of gambling. Slots are all random, but the table games make people feel that they have control of their money and they have a better chance to win. Keno has the worst odds in the casino, but the game that actually has the closest player to house advantage is the game of blackjack. It is the most popular and most played table game in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean (Rudd 53). .
Blackjack is a game of that requires both chance and skill. Chance on what cards you get, and skill on what you do with the cards you are dealt. You have several options of what to do with the cards that are dealt to you. You can either "hit" (get another card) or "stay" (keep your current hand) depending on the dealer's hand. You can also double down, or split cards. Depending on both your hand and the dealer's. Also the game of blackjack is thought by some gamblers to be almost a team game. The players at the table have a better chance of beating the dealer if they work together, and play properly.
The origin of the game is unknown. Italy, France and Spain have all claimed that the game originated in their country (Scarne 349). The French have related it to Vingt-Un, which is French for twenty-one. The Spanish say that is like their game of One and Thirty and the Italians say that it is like their game of Baccarat, which is the most like black jack out of all these three games. Before blackjack made it to the local casinos it was played as a private game, it was even more popular than poker (Scarne 349). There would be a dealer and he is also the banker, so he has to pay out the money and deal the cards just like in the casinos of today. It was a favorite past time of the soldiers at war during World War I and World War II. The most money ever won by a banker during the war was $137,500 by an Army corporal in the Pacific theater.
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