Blackjack is a fascinating game with a long history, a history which has grown even more interesting over the last 50 or 60 years.
If you want to try your luck and play Blackjack online or in a real casino, here are five facts you can use to boost your knowledge.
1. Small House Edge
With a house edge of less than 1%, Blackjack is the casino game with the best winning odds. Of course, the house edge can vary depending on how many decks of cards are in play, and you might even find some games with a house edge of less than 0.03%.
2. The Object Isn’t Really to Get as Cloose as You Can to 21 without Going Over
Many people believe that the object of the game is to get a value of 21 in your hand. While this is essentially true, it’s best to think of the objective as beating the dealer by getting as close to 21 as possible or the dealer going bust.
3. Card Counting Isn’t Illegal
Card counting is not illegal. While casinos implement a lot of things to make card counting extremely difficult, as well as being strongly discouraged, it’s basically just a way of thinking about the game you’re playing and so there’s no way for anyone to actually prove that you’re doing it. You will need to be careful as if the casino catches you could be banned.
4. The Dealers Always Shuffle the Cards
The highest number of cards in a game of Blackjack in a casino can be as high as 416. Between one and eight decks of 52 cards are shuffled together, although the last 65-70 cards are not used, with a plastic card divider separating them from the rest of the deck so the dealer knows when to reshuffle, in a real establishment.
5. Never Take Insurance
Although many professionals advise this, taking insurance more often than not lands you with a loss.
Playing Blackjack is all about letting off some steam, and hopefully winning a little money along the way.
