Blackjack’s quick precursor was the English model of twenty-one called vingt-un, a recreation of unknown provenance. The first written reference is found in a e-book by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes was a gambler, and the protagonists of his “Rinconete y Cortadillo”, from Novelas Ejemplares, are card cheats in Seville. They are proficient at cheating at veintiuno (Spanish for “twenty-one”) and state that the item of the game is to succeed in 21 factors with out going over and that the ace values 1 or eleven. A blackjack happens when you hit 21 points with the two playing cards the supplier first gave you (one card worth 10 factors plus an ace). When you hit blackjack, you mechanically get paid the amount of your bet plus a bonus (unless the dealer additionally hits blackjack, which then results in a push).