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THE CLUB ROOM



The Club Room is the place to play and learn about the various gambling and bunco games. Learn how Soapy Smith and his gang cheated victims out of their ready cash.
 





The Shell Game 



        



A Little Fun Now And Then
Is Relished By The Best Of Men.

You May Have Nerve
  You May Have Plenty.

Five Will Get You Ten
And Ten Will Get You Twenty!



Sites to Play the Shell Game
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1.) Perhaps the best shell game on-line


2.) A nice shell game we can all play
Look-Out Now


3.) A nice showy game...but watch out...he cheats!
Black Mustache


4.) An honest and simple game
Honest Shell Game



5.) Find the cat?

Fast Shell Game


Sites to Watch and Learn about the Shell Game
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The Real Hustle
the shell game



1.) Stealing the pea

Stealing


In our opinion, Whit Haydn is the master of the shell game. See how the real McCoy is performed. Truly a thing of beauty. This gets you to Whits "home" page. Click on his photos and you will be sent to his "menu." Click on "videos."
Whit Haydn





Three-Card Monte



Sites to Watch and Learn about Three-card Monte
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The Real Hustle
three-card Monte




In our opinion, Whit Haydn is the master of three-card Monte as well as the shell game.  You can't play, but you can see how the real McCoy is done.  Truly a thing of beauty.  This gets you to Whits "home" page.  Click on his photos and you will be sent to his "menu."  Click on "videos"
Whit Haydn



 1.) A quick video showing the basic toss
Follow the King





Faro




Sites to Play Faro
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This site holds the most authentically detailed and entertaining version of the old west
gambling game of Faro in the world.  This award winning site takes place in a virtual saloon setting complete with crowd and gambling noises.  Even saloon music is supplied by a piano.  Faro was Soapy Smith's favorite gambling game.  He once slashed a faro layout at the Arcade Saloon in Denver, Colorado.

Wichita Faro


Said to be Soapy Smith's faro table



Card Cheating



Sites to Watch and Learn about Card Cheating
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At Cardsharp. ch, there is an opening short movie that shows numerous tricks that were used in swindles involving games of cards.  Very entertaining.
Cardsharp

The Real Hustle
The poker game



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