![]() Cowboys, miners, lumberjacks, businessmen, and lawmen all played games of chance for pleasure and profit. Gambling was the number one form of entertainment in the west and nearly everyone living there engaged in it at one time or another. The heyday of gambling in the West lasted from 1850-1910. The gambler continues to be a captivating figure in the imagery of the west, representing the openness of its society and invoking its association with risk-taking. As the west became increasingly populated and domesticated, the public perception of gambling changed to a negative one and led nearly all of the state and territorial legislatures to pass anti-gambling laws in and effort to "clean up" their towns. Historically, gamblers were of both sexes, came from a variety of professions and class and geographical backgrounds, were of many different nationalities, and were part of a well-respected profession. The frontier gambler is one of the most recognizable stock characters of the 19th century American frontier. ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī faro game in a Tombstone, Arizona Territory saloon. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.
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