The origins of blackjack are hotly debated over all over the world. Some say it was played before Jesus Christ was born, others say it was a game invented after the playing cards were invented some 600 years ago. On thing is for sure though, the game has constantly evolved and is still doing so today. If we look online there are an ever changing amount of varying games to delight the player, often with better odds than the original.

Some say the game of Blackjack dates back to 700bc during the Roman occupancy of Europe. There is no doubt that it was a different game back then as playing cards were not invented until 1440. However some argue that the Romans used to play with blacks of wood, each one with a different numerical value. If this is true then it is quite believable that the game may have dated back to this period in its simplest form. After all we know that gambling was rife at this time, with soldiers of the Roman Empire gambling anything from jewellery to wives and animals.

Fast forwarding several centuries, the origins of blackjack played with playing cards as we know today, can be traced back to the countries of either France or Italy during the 15th century. As mentioned previously the playing cards that we know today were created in 1440 by John Guttenburg and many of the earlier games revolved around counting totals, similar to what is required for blackjack.

There are some games that are similar to blackjack but do not mirror the game enough to warrant the title