Card Games |
All Fives |
Auction Pitch |
Bezique |
Blackjack |
Bull/Cheat |
Cover-cover |
Cribbage |
Egyptian Rat Screw |
Euchre |
Goofspiel
Hearts |
Kalabriasz |
Mao |
Mau Mau |
Poker |
Runger |
Russian Crazy Sevens |
Skat |
Spades |
War |
Whist
The most common gambling card game worldwide, Blackjack [Also known as 'Pontoon', 'Vingt-et-un' or 21. ] can be found in virtually every casino or gaming room you care to name. Its origins are lost in the mists of time; the French claim it as their own, a variation of chemin de fer , as do the Italians, a bastardisation of the more elaborate 'Seven and a Half'. Whatever the history, the game is renowned today as a standard pastime in today's casinos. The losses are rarely higher than the gambler can afford, and the wins, while modest, are more frequent than on the other tables.
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