Where did the name blackjack come from?
Dave E. The game of 21’s common nickname, blackjack, comes from illegal casinos in the early 1900s that paid a bonus if a two-card 21 was made up of an ace and jack of spades, or in some cases, if the ace of spades was accompanied by a jack of clubs. The jack being black was the trigger to the bonus — hence the origin of the word blackjack. Dear Mark: Assuming no one else has brought this to your attention, I think you need to check your math with respect to the total hours you spent in a casino working. If you spent 50 weeks a year for 20 years that would be 40,000 hours (41,600 with no vacation). 8,320 hours would be only one day a week for 20 years. Glenn What math wizard Glenn was really saying in his question was, “Pay no attention to that man (me) behind that curtain.” And he’s right. My back from emptying buckets of coins from slot machines at 3 a.m., or the carpal tunnel ailment every dealer claims to get (I never did, but I use it as an excuse now and then to get out of house
