by: Chen Ching-feng
Online casino black jack is said to have originated in France in the early 1700's and has since spread across the world. With the emergence of the internet, virtual blackjack has become one of the most popular casino games played online.
The main reason why online casino black jack is so popular is because mathematically it offers a better chance of winning than online roulette or casino slots.
Computerised blackjack systems have been developed that can dramatically increase your odds of winning. Unlike a slot machine which has no ‘memory', in blackjack the odds are always changing after every hand that is played.
For instance, if a single deck of cards is being used and 4 queens have been produced during previous hands the probability of your being dealt another queen is zero. So blackjack games do have a ‘memory' based on the previous hands...