This was the favorite card game of Wild West gamblers.
- Baccarat
- Blackjack
- Faro
- Poker
Faro. The games arrived in America in the 1700s from France. A very simple game, players bet against the house, placing bets on which cards out a deck of 52 would be dealt in a two card hand.
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