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Title: History of Gambling in America - part 2 of 5 View count: 3999 Rating: 5.0 (15 ratings) Description: Go here to see all five parts in one playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952 the Landing at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vigilante justice. anti-gambling moralists, and the gamblers move to Riverboats California Gold Rush - Sutter's Mill - modern casinos invented in San Francisco Portsmouth Square - Bella Union Casino, female dealers and "Madame Moustache" Eleanor Dumont. Article on her here: http://www.bodiehistory.com/madame.htm anti-gambling crusader James King of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin. Faro dealer Charles Cora. interview clips with Prof. I. Nelson Rose, and author Bill Kelley ("Gamblers of the Old West") Tags: gambling, gaming, history, betting, eleanor, dumont, casino, gold-rush, Author: TerryrayLasVegas |
