Blackjack is always a popular gambling game at both land-based and online casinos and it has been that way for many, many years. The main reason for its popularity is the ease of learning the rules and actually playing the game. The main goal of the game is to get 21 points in your hand without going over. Of course, your hand must beat the dealer's hand in order to actually win. Sounds pretty easy, right?

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While it might be an easy game to learn, mastering blackjack so that you can win fairly consistently most of the time will take some time. You must learn the odds of any given card combination as well as to read the dealer. You know that each deck of cards has only 13 of each card, with 16 of those being tens or face cards and four being aces (can be scored either 1 or 11 in blackjack). By being aware of which cards have already come up, you can determine roughly the odds of any given hand.

There are two things that you absolutely must know to play blackjack well:

1. Always, always, always assume that the dealer's down card is a ten. Then base your decision on what to do and what to bet only on the card showing. For instance, if the dealer's showing card is a 6, there is a good chance he will bust if he takes a card.

2. Know when to stand. Learn the odds and remember rule number one so you will know when it's wise to stand and when it's better to take a card. This is partly learned by experience so you may want to find an online casino that offers free play before you risk any real money. Get your training for free whenever you can.