Life is a gamble. No words more accurately described the WILD WEST where life's entertainments were as limited as the opportunities for a woman to earn a living. Click the link below and meet 2 real-life lady gamblers (who bet against the odds every day of their lives) on my monthly blog with Cowboy Kisses... … Continue reading Wild Women Gamblers of the West #CowboyKisses
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Roulette: a Deal with the Devil or a Search for a Perpetual-Motion Machine?
Last week, I pondered the popularity of the game of faro in the Old West, which lead to thinking about the history of the game of roulette. For me, this is a great way that interests can turn into inspiration and then story plots — in waves. From France to New France to New Orleans and … Continue reading Roulette: a Deal with the Devil or a Search for a Perpetual-Motion Machine?
Faro is it really “the Only Game in Town”?
While researching Wild West gamblers, the game of faro kept coming up. It seems that Westerners had a passion for the card game that was outlawed in France in the 17th-Century. Could that be part of the attraction? An outlawed game appealed to a land of outlaws and free spirits like these fellows... Scam artist Canada … Continue reading Faro is it really “the Only Game in Town”?