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Blackjack Portable
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Version
1.5
Blackjack Portable - download and play. No
installation needed.
Blackjack, also known as twenty-one or Pontoon, is one
of the most popular casino card games in the world.
Much of blackjack's popularity is due to the mix of
chance with elements of skill, and the publicity that
surrounds card counting (keeping track of which cards
have been played since the last shuffle). Blackjack's
precursor was vingt-et-un ("twenty-one"), which
originated in French casinos around 1700, and did not
offer the 3:2 bonus for a two-card 21.
When blackjack was first introduced in the United
States it was not very popular, so gambling houses
tried offering various bonus payouts to get the
players to the tables. One such bonus was a 10-to-1
payout if the player's hand consisted of the ace of
spades and a black Jack (either the Jack of clubs or
the Jack of spades). This hand was called
a "blackjack" and the name stuck to the game even
though the bonus payout was soon abolished. As the
game is currently played, a "blackjack" may not
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