EPISODE · Sep 10, 2025 · 9 MIN
The game of Faro was a crooked gambler’s dream
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
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; 1880s, 1890s, 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1312c-faro-crooked-gamblers-dream-game.html)
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