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# Blackjack Game Portable 2010 (+ rules)
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Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one, Vingt-et-un
(French for Twenty-one), or Pontoon, is the most
widely played casino banking game in the world. The
standard game is played with one or more Anglo-
American decks containing 52 cards. The basic rules of
the game involve adding the value of an initial two
card hand in hopes of being dealt a value of twenty-
one. If a value of less than twenty-one is dealt, the
player may choose to be dealt single cards until they
either reach a value of twenty one, reach a value they
feel comfortable to play, or reach a value that
exceeds twenty-one. The winner holds a hand with a
value of, or nearest to, twenty-one without exceeding
it. The game is played in many variations at casinos
with different table rules. Much of blackjack's
popularity is due to the mix of chance, skill, and the
publicity that surrounds card counting (calculating
the probability of advantages based on the ratio of
high cards to low cards). The casino version of the
game should not be confused with the British card game
Black Jack.
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