Card games are difficult to define in terms of origins. It's not like many games can be traced back to the first game ever. In most cases, card games start and evolve, are recreated and played again until the modern day versions are available and understood. When it comes to BlackJack, it is possible, however, to trace the roots of the game fairly far back. One of the earliest forms of the game is believed to have been played during the 1600's in the country of France . This game was known as Vingt-et-Un, which translates to mean 'twenty-one'.

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Rules in Vingt-et-Un were a little different when compared to the rules used today for modern day BlackJack games. For example, only the dealer was allowed to double during the course of a hand. Today, players are also allowed to double when they play a hand and this is not reserved solely for the dealer. Additionally, there was originally, during these games at least, a betting round which took place between each of the cards that was dealt by the dealer.

Influences on the game of BlackJack have also occurred in other countries throughout the continent of Europe . Spain has also lent its culture to the game of BlackJack. The Spanish game was known as One and Thirty. As one might suspect, the goal of the game was to hit thirty-one points. This was to be done with at least three cards.