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The objective of blackjack is to beat the dealer

By admin on 2011-08-08 10:09:12

There is no doubt that the two most popular casino games in both land based casinos and online casinos are roulette and blackjack, both of which are also generally considered to provide the casino gambler with the best chance of winning. Whilst roulette is a pure game of chance, blackjack does require an element of experience and an understanding of the odds of specific value cards being drawn, for the blackjack gambler to win consistently. We have heard many people say that the object of blackjack is to get as close as possible to 21 without exceeding 21 and busting, but we would argue that the real objective of blackjack is simply to beat the dealer, irrespective of how close your hand is to 21. With this in mind blackjack gambler has a slight advantage over the dealer, because the dealer must draw a card on 16 and there is a more than 60% chance that he will bust from 16. The popularity of blackjack as an online casino game is probably that it is one of the easiest casino games to play, and at most online casinos can be played for relatively small stakes. Online casinos also normally provide the new blackjack gambler with the opportunity to try the game for free and experience what decisions have to be made and what are the most likely outcomes of those choices before risking real money. More often than not, there will be an obvious choice for the blackjack gambler, for instance any hand of 11 or less cannot bust whatever card is drawn to it, whereas a hand of 17 or more is a potential winning hand and the gambler will clearly stand. The choices only need to be made when the hand totals 12 to 16, and this is where a certain amount of blackjack experience is useful with the knowledge that on 12 there is only a 30% chance of busting, rising to over 60% on 16. Even with this knowledge, the outcome of each hand is still clearly a matter of luck although it should be of benefit in the long run. Choose your online casino and give it a go.