The Rules of Blackjack
Introduction If not the longest extant online game in a brick-and-mortar or online casino (Baccarat may be older), Blackjack is certainly one of the most commonly found in the west. Basically, if a casino has any Table Games whatsoever, Blackjack is almost certainly going to be one of them. Granted, there is the occasional house which may only have a Craps Table, Roulette Wheel or both, but even those are dwarfed in number by small casinos in which Blackjack is the only table game. Perhaps owing to Blackjack’s (in one form or another) centuries of success and enjoyment amongst gamblers is the apparent simplicity of play. Granted, playing the game in accordance to Optimal Strategy is actually not that easy, but in general terms, Blackjack at least seems pretty simple. One of the main aspects that makes Optimal Blackjack play almost deceptively difficult is the Rules under which a particular game is played. Adding a third zero to a Roulette wheel, for instance, increases the House Edg