A female gambler detects an opponent cheating and rakes in the pot.

A gambling saloon on one of the main streets of Leadville.

In a Cheyenne gambling Saloon.

Astounding Revelations of a Low Cunning and Vile Curiosity in One of the Proprietors of the Grand Opera House.

Jim Tuttle startles a faro bank party, at Gold Hill, Neb.

They call it the "retreat" because of its charming privacy and apparent obscurity.

She Bucks the Tiger and Quits $200 Ahead.

Two female athletes at Virginia City, Nevada, indulge in a wrestling match for the championship.

The Police Succeed in Breaking Up Another Gambling Establishment.

A “friendly” poker scheme exposed at Bogota, N. J., by one of the players squealing.

Many a one, who otherwise would not contribute a dime, will take a chance in a lottery.

The term “bunco” has come to mean to any type of swindle, but in the 19th century it usually referred to a confidence game involving crooked gambling.