At any point, if a player is satisfied with his cards, he can 'stick' with the hand, and play passes on to the next player 4. Each player in turn may then request more face-up cards, one by one. The dealer is also dealt one card, again face up. Each player places their bet ('stake') in a 'box' 3 on the table and is dealt two cards, face up.
The picture cards (Jack, Queen, King 2) are also worth ten points apiece, and Aces score one or eleven at the discretion of the player. Suits are irrelevant in blackjack, where the aim is to score 21, but not above. The losses are rarely higher than the gambler can afford, and the wins, while modest, are more frequent than on the other tables. Whatever the history, the game is renowned today as a standard pastime in today's casinos. 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'. The most common gambling card game worldwide, Blackjack 1 can be found in virtually every casino or gaming room you care to name.
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