Where can I play Canasta online?

One place to play Canasta online is www.games.com/canasta-games. The site offers multiple versions of the game, including classic Canasta, Canasta for Two and Canasta Lite.

According to The Games Journal, Canasta is a card game that combines elements of bridge, rummy and a rummy variant called "cooncan." The game is most commonly played by four players on two teams, using two decks of cards. The game was created in 1939 in Uruguay by Segundo Santos and Alberto Serrato, two professionals who often played cards together at Montevideo's elite Jockey Club. The game spread to other Latin American countries throughout the 1940s before arriving in the United States during the 1950s, where it experienced a surge of popularity.