I overhear tons of bad gambling advice within the casinos. Perhaps the foremost frequent is that this one, "The object of blackjack is to urge as on the brink of 21 as possible, without going over." No! the thing of blackjack is to beat the dealer. To beat the dealer the player must first not bust (go over 21) and second either outscore the dealer or have the dealer bust. Here are the complete rules of the sport .