In addition, there’s a blank, plastic card that’s placed towards the bottom of the shoe to indicate when the cards need to be reshuffled.
The number of decks differ, but there can be two to eight decks in a shoe. Casinos use several decks mixed together (called a shoe) to minimize the need for shuffling. It’s also one of the most popular card games played at home.īlackjack is played with a 52-card deck without jokers. Today, the game is found in nearly every casino across the United States, including Colorado casinos. It originated in France around 1760 and became popular in America during World War I. Blackjack, also known as 21, is a simple card game with good odds, even for amateur players.
