Though there are a lot of casino games which attract people towards them, some of them are more popular than others. For instance, the game of blackjack is loved by a large number of casino lovers from different parts of the world, and it has the added advantage of the rules being the same wherever you play. Like most of the casino games, one needs both luck and skill to win in this game. It is a very interesting game. You may be among those people who want to know about the history of this wonderful game. If you are, then you should read this article.
Nothing is clearly known about the history of this game. There are many people who believe that this game took its birth in the casinos of France in early eighteenth century. At that time this game was known by the name of "vingt-et-un." The name blackjack was assigned to this game because extra pay out was given to such a player who had an Ace of spades and Jack of spades in his first two cards.
Later on this game reached to United States. In 1800's there were a lot of people in U.S who loved the game of blackjack. After the year of 1910, gambling was made illegal in Nevada. Later on, gambling was made legal again in Nevada in the year of 1931. At that time, blackjack was among the most popular casino games. Most of the casinos offered the game of blackjack in the list of main games offered by them at that time.
Slowly and slowly, more casino lovers realized that the game of blackjack is very interesting. The popularity of this game never stopped. At present, blackjack can be played at almost any land or online casino. Its popularity is on a constant rise.