21 Blackjack Variation

21 in Spanish is one of the most popular blackjack variations. Also, it is one of the most fast paced variation of blackjack. The game has been played since decades and ever since it had first been introduced, it became one of the most loved blackjack variations because of its interesting rules and because of its fact pace.

Background of 21 in Spanish

In Spanish 21, all the 10s are removed from the decks which are being used in the game. The Jacks, Queens and Kings are still kept in the decks. This is the main difference between Spanish 21 and blackjack.

Spanish 21 is also played on a standard blackjack table. Usually, the game is played with as many as four, five, six or eight. The cards are either dealt through continuous shuffling machine or from a shoe. All the other cards in the deck have their face value.

Since all the four tens are removed from the deck, the house gets almost a 2% advantage for every single deck. In order to even out this advantage because of the removal of the tens, several good bonuses are offered in the game by the casinos which are quite attractive in comparison to those of blackjack. The rules (link to 4.1.1.) of Spanish 21 are also quite liberal and give an advantage to the players. Also, when it comes to the difference between both the games in terms of the rules, the major difference is that the player's blackjack would always beat the dealer's blackjack.

History of Spanish 21

The game of Spanish 21 had been introduced in the casinos in Nevada in the mid 90s by a former casino employee who had been looking for a different version of blackjack which might provide entertainment to the players as well as increase the profits of the casino. What had then been introduced had been the traditional 21 game. In this game the Spanish deck of cards had been used which had 48 cards in it. All the tens had been removed from the game. The Jacks, Queens and Kings were there in the deck but all the tens had been removed.

As soon as the game had been introduced, the players loved it. Though the house edge was higher because of the removal of the tens, some of the rules of the game as well as the lucrative bonuses which were offered to the players actually made the game interesting to the players and also leveled out the edge of the house.

One of the easiest ways of learning Spanish 21 today is online. The game is quite popular today so it is very easy to find Spanish 21 on most online casinos. There are also a lot of free games available on the internet for the players who just want to practice it. It is always better to practice the game online first for free before hitting the casino to play with real money since there are a few significant differences between Spanish 21 and blackjack.