Please read yesterday’s post to learn about the history of BlackJack within the countries of Europe. Today, we will discuss the history of BlackJack as it developed or evolved in North America.

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European immigrants helped transfer the game from Europe to North America during the 1800’s. Eventually, the game traveled across the United States and situated itself as a popular casino game in Las Vegas , Nevada when the practice of gambling was legalized in the state of Nevada . In the beginning, the game of BlackJack was not incredibly popular. This seems to have primarily been because residents of the United States of America were more interested in other casino games – especially craps and roulette.

Casinos intent on bringing the game more popularity in the area decided to try to offer their patrons a number of bonuses. This was done to make the game more attractive. For example, certain casinos offered their players a bonus paying ten to one. This bonus was paid out specifically when the player hit twenty-one with the Ace of Spades and a Jack of a black suit. It is speculated that this is where the name ‘Black Jack’ came from.

BlackJack became the third most popular casino game in Las Vegas in the 1930’s. Twenty years later, the game was in second place.