Podcasts History Offbeat Oregon History podcast The game of Faro was a crooked gambler's dream

The game of Faro was a crooked gambler's dream

Published: March 11, 2021, 2 p.m.

Frontier Oregon's favorite game of chance was a “banking” game that's little played today. That's because the only way to make money as a faro banker is to cheat ... and cheat they did. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1312c-faro-crooked-gamblers-dream-game.html)