Online Card Games
 Card
games have been in play for many centuries. We must
thank the French for most of the card games we know
today, although Central Asia is where it all began. The
Chinese are credited with shuffling paper dominoes back
in the 10th Century - a practice that is still carried
over in Asian card games today. The Moslems were
introduced to card games, who in turn, introduced the
four-suited deck, later spreading throughout Europe and
into the hands of the French in the 14th Century.
The French really loved their playing cards, and most
all card designs used today originated from the original
French prototypes, including the suits of Clubs, Hearts,
Spades and Diamonds. England began mass distributing
cards to their Colonies in America, and Americans
themselves began printing their own cards around the
turn of the eighteenth Century. The Joker was later
introduced in the late 1800's by the Americans. Most
decks of cards come with the Joker card still intact.
Because of its expansive history, card games have
inundated the gambling world, now making up a large
portion of the table games, offering them at both
land-based and online casinos. In the brick 'n mortar
world of card table games, players will certainly find
games like Blackjack,
Baccarat, Video Poker, Texas
Hold'em Poker, Caribbean Stud Poker,
3-Card Poker,
4-Card Poker, Let it Ride,
Pai Gow and
even War.
At online casinos, gamblers usually have a broader
selection of games, which at the best sites; include all
of the previous card games, plus several varieties of
blackjack
like Vegas Downtown,
Vegas Strip, Atlantic City, Super
Fun 21, European Blackjack and
Spanish 21.
There is also a fast-growing skill games arena in the
internet gambling world, which has helped boost the
popularity of card games like Gin Rummy, Solitaire and
Mah-jongg. Some card games are even slot machines online
to combine the best of both worlds. No matter what
though, cards are gaining popularity online with poker
revenue growing rapidly. No matter what you're game,
you're bound to find it online.
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