When playing blackjack, how many decks are used?

[WinJonny]

When playing blackjack, how many decks are used?

Blackjack, one of the most played games on the casino floor, is still somewhat mysterious. Blackjack's nearly ceremonial gameplay has been around since at least the 1400s, and players who gather around the tables to partake in it rarely ask themselves how many decks are used. It's a valid question, because knowing the number of decks you are playing with can increase your chances of winning.
How many decks of cards does the casino utilize, then? The good news is that each table at the casino will publicly advise you of the number of cards, thus the answer is: it depends.

 

[Julio88]

When playing blackjack, how many decks are used?

Blackjack, one of the most played games on the casino floor, is still somewhat mysterious. Blackjack's nearly ceremonial gameplay has been around since at least the 1400s, and players who gather around the tables to partake in it rarely ask themselves how many decks are used. It's a valid question, because knowing the number of decks you are playing with can increase your chances of winning.
How many decks of cards does the casino utilize, then? The good news is that each table at the casino will publicly advise you of the number of cards, thus the answer is: it depends.

In most blackjacks, six or eight decks are used in playing in order to eliminate card counting which would have been much easier had it been played with one deck of cards. Some variants of blackjack use 5 decks, though

 

[ProGambler]

The dealer at a blackjack table sits behind a round table and faces five to nine players. There are one to eight regular 52-card decks that are shuffled collectively. Each round begins with wagers placed in the "gambling box" at every position by the players.