Most of the card games have unique interesting history, rolling down the centuries below. However, not all games are fully traceable by the historians and researchers. Blackjack is one such game. History of blackjack is still shrouded in mystery.
The origin of blackjack is unclear however it is believed that it has it originated from a French card games 'chemin de fer' and 'French Ferme'. It shows its origin in French casinos in the early 1700s where it was called 'vingt-et-un' and migrated to the United States in 1800s. The game was named Blackjack because if a player got the Jack of Spades and the Ace of Spades as his first two cards, he received one such bonus payout.
Some gambling scholars believe that the game was derived from a family of games like Baccarat, Twenty-And-One and Seven-And-A-Half. But till nobody can identify or is very much sure about the origin of Blackjack.
Another strong turning point in the history of blackjack was after the French Revolution. The game migrated to North America. Because of the flexibility and freedom it offered to people, it became every popular in USA. As gambling flourished in the soil of United States without any government's regulation, Blackjack quickly gained popularity in all the casinos of Las Vegas, capturing the minds and the hearts of all the players.
As other states of United States are fairly conservative and do not allow to regenerate gambling casinos, Las Vegas became the main gambling center of United States in which blackjack was the most popular game. Today blackjack is a enjoyed by thousand of players across the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and many other places on the globe.
Although Blackjack history is quite unclear and has eluded many researchers yet it is as popular as it was in 1800s.