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mFortune Blackjack for Android is the most famous and the most played casino game in the world.

The origin of Blackjack is somewhat covered in confusion and has several theories according to various historians. A popular theory is that Blackjack was born as an extension of the Spanish game Ventiuna, or Spanish 21’s. Ventiuna is a game that can be traced back to 1601 and is played with the Spanish Bajara deck which does not contain eights, nines or tens. The game Blackjack is believed to have been first introduced in 1710 in the United States of America where Gambling Houses who played Ventiuna, offered a bonus payout of 10-1 if the players hand consisted of both the Ace and Jack of Spades, resulting in a total of 21. This hand was called Blackjack and the name begun to stick and is how the game found its modern day name. In modern day blackjack, any Ace with any face (picture) card is regarded as blackjack and usually pays the odds of 3-2.

The British and French have also been locked in debate, both claiming Blackjack is rooted to their games ‘Pontoon’ and ‘Vingt et Un’. However, whilst the exact origin remains unknown, the game Blackjack has certainly started a revolution of its own and is showing no signs of slowing down. Blackjack remains one of the most popular casino games in the world today and long may this continue.