Blackjack is a popular casino game that pits players against each other in a race to 21. The object of the game is to hit the card with the highest value (face value) out of the deck.
If a player beats the dealer, they win money. If the dealer beats the player, they lose money.
The odds of winning at blackjack are 1 in 21 (or 3.14%).
This means that for every 21 hands played, one player will win and nineteen players will lose. Because of this risk-reward profile, blackjack is generally considered a math game.
A study by Vanderbilt University found that people who are good at math tend to be better at blackjack, as well as other casino games like poker and slot machines. The study used data from over 10,000 players who were tracked over an eight-year period.
Players who were successful at these games tended to have above-average math skills.
So while blackjack may not be as cerebral as some other casino games, it is still a skill-based game that requires some level of mathematical ability.
