It is been a long-standing argument all over the world - Is blackjack really about luck, or about skill? There have been many points and rebuttals thrown around to support or refute either, but the simple answer is that it is not that simple. Blackjack is not a straightforward dichotomy of pure luck or pure skill. Both are important factors for any successful player, and relying too heavily on either one will surely lead to losses and consternation.

It is no secret that casinos are in it for the money, that should be an obvious and apparent fact. Their goal is to entice you to play and hope that you lose as much as possible, so that they will profit in the end. This creates a problem for you if you are the kind of player who is good enough to win consistently and be really cautious about betting when the odds are against you.

Any seasoned blackjack player will tell you that winning it is not all about luck. But as much as you, and just about every other blackjack player out there would wish that it were otherwise, luck and random events still form a big part of the game. Here are some of the more common blackjack probabilities that you should be aware of and which you should factor in when formulating your blackjack strategy.