Exceeding in popularity even the so famous game of roulette is blackjack. Blackjack is being considered the most popular casino game at this moment. It is both fun and thrill and the more you play it, the more you want to play it.

The origins of blackjack lose themselves in history. At the beginnings of the game stay the more familiar twenty - one. This game is mentioned even by famous men of the Renaissance such as the well – known author of Don Quixote, the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes who was also a famous gambler in his times. Even though at the beginning, blackjack was not a very popular game among gamblers, today it is probably the most liked game in the gambling world, being played either on online casinos or in land based ones.
 
As at the beginning when it was bought to America players were not thrilled about the new game, betting houses needed to introduce something to attract gamblers. Thus, they offered a very good winning rate if the player had an ace of spades and a black jack. The name stayed with the game though this bonus soon disappeared. There have been attempts to try and guess the chances of winning at blackjack. One of the most famous stays the one portrayed in Rain Man, a film with Tom Cruise, where an autistic genius helps his brother win against the dealer as he posses a great ability of remembering things.

The rules of the game are very simple. Blackjack is played at a table where there are one or up to seven players and the dealer. The basic idea of the game is the following: you have to have a hand that is closer to 21 than that of the dealer. An essential thing is not to go over 21. It is not important what the other players have, you are gambling against the dealer only. The values of the cards are the following: the Ace is counted either as a 1 or an 11, cards ranging from 2 to 9 keep their own value, and the other cards, meaning the 10, the Queen, the King and the Jack have the value of a 10.

Due to its popularity, players are given the opportunity of playing their favorite game on online casino sites. One can play blackjack online and the rules of gambling stay the same. So do the chances of winning.