This game too had very different rules from today's Blackjack and you could say that a mixture between Vingt-et-un and Baccarat it what we today would define as Blackjack. This card game was first played in France in the 18th century and was then brought to America by European immigrants in the 19th century. There was however another French card game that was called 'Vingt-et-un' (twenty one). These three card games all had in common that in order to win you were to come close to or achieve a certain number, although not twenty one. We also have the Spaniards who claim that Blackjack comes from the game Thirty-one. The Frenchmen on the other hand assert that Black Jack origins from the 18th century's game Quinze which was played on French casinos during that era. Baccarat is still being played but is no longer experiencing the popularity it once did. The Italians mean that their Baccarat is the ancestor of Black Jack. Among different nationalities it is still argued about from what Blackjack actually arose from. As long as back to the 15th century there were games that have some resemblance with today's Blackjack. As most modern card games, Black Jack is descended from several other games. History of popular black jack Probably the worlds most popular casino gameīlack Jack is among the oldest card games that are still played today.

French card games played in casinos