Beginner's Black Jack

This is a site about Blackjack, with the beginning player in mind. If you've wanted to play Blackjack but are intimidated by the rules and strategy, worry no more. We'll walk you through everything you need to know about Blackjack, including tips, rules, strategy and the best places to play Blackjack online.

Blackjack is known the world over as vingt-et-un, 21, or in the US as Blackjack, which is its most popular name. This nickname arose due to the practice in the early days of the game of casinos paying an extra bonus to hands consisting of an Ace and a Jack of spades (a black Jack).

Blackjack rules

Our rules section covers pretty much all aspects of Blackjack, everything from the objective of the game, how to buy in, how the dealer draws, to how doubling down and even money works. It also contains a description of the history of the game and some of the most important books on Blackjack.

Advanced Blackjack strategy

When you've learned the basics, you can move on to some more advanced strategy tips. We have a section that shows you how Blackjack card counting works.