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The first scientific and mathematically sound attempt to devise an optimal blackjack playing strategy was revealed in September 1956. Wilbert Cantey, James McDermott published a paper titled The Optimum Strategy in Blackjack in the Journal of the American Statistical Association. This paper would become the foundation of all future sound efforts to beat the game of blackjack. Blackjack History Database, found on BlackjackReview.com and According to Scarne, the earliest known banking game of twenty-one was seen in horse rooms in and around Evansville, Indiana. [ Scarne ]

  • c1912: A game called “Black Jack” finally catches on sometime around this period. In Evansville, Indiana, players were paid off at 3 to 2 odds when they made a count of 21 with the first two cards. Also, a 10 to 1 bonus was given if they received an Ace of spades and Jack of spades or clubs. [ Scarne ]
  • c1915: Blackjack was likely played in Nevada as a casino banked game.
  • World War I: According to Scarne, the banking version of blackjack was played more than any other card game in the US military. [ Scarne ]
  • 1948: Jess Marcum utilizing a point count system to beat the game of blackjack. [ blackjackforumonline.com/content/JessMarcumEarlyDaysofCardCounting.htm ]
  • 1950: Casinos were operating openly in Louisiana. Establishments like Costello’s Beverly Club near New Orleans offered several gambling games including blackjack. [ 1963 Drzazga Wheels of Fortune 268-269 ]
  • 1950s: Sharp players realized that the Aces were incredibly powerful in this game and many used a simple strategy of betting more when there were a lot of Aces left in the deck. [ 1961 Harold Smith I Want to Quit Winners 119 ]
  • 1954: Lawrence ReverePlaying Blackjack as a Business 105 ]
  • 1956: Wilbert Cantey, James McDermott publish the first accurate and sound blackjack playing strategy.
  • c1957- 1962?: The insurance wager was probably added during this time period in Nevada casinos.
  • 1958: The surrender option is introduced at the Continental Casino in the Philippines. [ 1977 Edward Thorp publishes the book Beat the Dealer– the first validated blackjack winning strategy (a ten-count). Almost instantly, blackjack becomes the most popular casino table game in Las Vegas. [ 2001 Thompson Gambling in America xiv ]
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  • 1963: Max Rubin hosts the first annual Blackjack Ball– an exclusive invitation only event for professional and expert blackjack players.
  • 2003: The first seven inductees into the Blackjack Hall of Fame were announced.
  • 2016: Blackjack history database created on the '>Blackjack Review Network.
  • 2020: The '>Blackjack Review Networkregisters the BlackjackHistory.com domain name.
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    The best (in my opinion) historical summary of the game of blackjack was written in 2006 by John Scarne’s New Complete Guide to Gambling has a good section on the history of blackjack.

  • Loudon Ofton’s article on the Blackjack Apprenticeship site provides a short summary of '>blackjack history.
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  • The Blackjack Science site also has a interesting history of the game.
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  • The old CasinoObserver site had a very interesting summary of the history and origin of the game. [ ARCHIVED ]
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  • The BlackjackDoc site appears to also include a nice graphic timeline of '>blackjack history.
  • Blackjack Review Network. There are a few requirements to get in the database. The event must be historically significant and factual and/or the product (book, software, video, etc) was recommended in the Encyclopedia of Blackjack. There may be a few exceptions! In any case, report your event here.2If day is incorrect, reload page to clear cache.