This work does not analyze the socio-economical implications of gambling nor does it seek to explain the motivations or morals of the American gambler. Without passing judgment on the propriety of the societal issues of gambling, this work aspires to tell the authentic story of gambling in the frontier days of . It covers the major gambling games with details on how the games were played, the equipment used, and how they could be manipulated in cheating. The work provides character sketches of some of the most famous (or infamous) gamblers as well as the prolific con men (three-card monte artists, hucksters, thimble riggers, and other scammers) of the last decades of the 1880s. It follows the gamblers' gypsy circuit of saloons and gambling halls that spread from the Mississippi River to the . Finally, it concludes with a glossary of gambling terms used throughout the book and may prove useful in reading other accounts on American gambling history. So pull up a chair, toss in an ante, and let the game begin.
This work does not analyze the socio-economical implications of gambling nor does it seek to explain the motivations or morals of the American gambler. Without passing judgment on the propriety of the societal issues of gambling, this work aspires to tell the authentic story of gambling in the frontier days of . It covers the major gambling games with details on how the games were played, the equipment used, and how they could be manipulated in cheating. The work provides character sketches of some of the most famous (or infamous) gamblers as well as the prolific con men (three-card monte artists, hucksters, thimble riggers, and other scammers) of the last decades of the 1880s. It follows the gamblers' gypsy circuit of saloons and gambling halls that spread from the Mississippi River to the . Finally, it concludes with a glossary of gambling terms used throughout the book and may prove useful in reading other accounts on American gambling history. So pull up a chair, toss in an ante, and let the game begin.
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