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If you are really passionate about live blackjack, you would probably want to know how the game originated and evolved to take its present shape. Like many other card games, the history of blackjack also goes back a few centuries. However, the exact origin of the game is still shrouded in mystery as the historical evidence only takes us back up to the beginning of the 17th century. Starting from then, let us now trace the history of blackjack until it reaches the present form.

Blackjack was originated from a game called \'twenty one\' in English or \'Vingt-et-un\' in French. Exactly when and by whom \'twenty one\' was invented remains a mystery until today. However, the first written reference to this ancient casino game is found in a book written by Cervantes, the famous author or Don Quixote. The game that he mentioned used to be played with the Spanish deck. As a Spanish deck is without 10\'s, the card game described by Cervantes is quite similar to the Spanish 21 of today. The game was also known to be played in French and Spanish casinos even earlier than the 17th Century. The goal of playing \'twenty one\' was to reach a total of 21 points.

During American war of independence and the French revolution, the game migrated to North America along with the French soldiers who traveled to America in order to help the Americans in their fight against the British. At first, it was not very popular over there even though the professional gamblers immediately recognized the huge potential of the game. In an effort to make the game more popular, they started offering bonus payouts to attract players.

In the meanwhile, it was also getting increasingly popular in England and through England it spread to all commonwealth countries, especially Australia. During this time, the name of the game was changed to blackjack. The legend has it that one gambling house was offering a 10 to 1 payout bonus if a player\'s hand contained the ace of spades and a black Jack. The name of this hand was called a \"blackjack\". However, soon the game started to be known as \'blackjack\' even though the bonus system was abolished.

Amidst the increasing popularity of blackjack, in the beginning of the 19th Century, the US government banned all gambling activities because they were believed to encourage criminal activities. This did not hinder many underground casinos to develop virtually overnight and blackjack continued to be played even though the players and dealers were hounded by the Federal Marshals.

The popularity of the game went on increasing around the world and in the last few years, the development of online casinos took blackjack online and introduced live blackjack. live blackjack is now one of the most popular card games in the whole world. The rules of blackjack are sometimes modified slightly in case of live blackjack, but the game essentially remains the same.