The blackjack flag is also known as the Jolly Roger, and honestly, haven’t we all been rogered at blackjack from time to time?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne more bit of blackjack trivia: In a two-deck game, if you get an ace as your first card, your chances of getting a blackjack are a solid 31%.<\/p>\n
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Chances are even if you play blackjack, you haven’t given much thought to why it’s called blackjack. Here’s why. When “21” came to America, gambling halls needed a way to promote the game. They offered bonus payouts, including one that paid extra if a black jack (a jack of either spades or clubs) was dealt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,13,23,24],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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