All cards have the same values as in blackjack. Spanish 21 is played with 48-card Spanish decks, although standard French suited 52-card decks are used with the 4 ten-spot cards removed.
Spanish 21 is played on a blackjack table with a custom layout and uses the following rules: In Australia and Malaysia, an unlicensed version of the game, with no dealer hole card and significant rule differences, is played in casinos under the name ' Pontoon'. Unlicensed, but equivalent, versions may be called Spanish blackjack.
Spanish 21 is a blackjack variant owned by Masque Publishing Inc., a gaming publishing company based in Colorado.
