When most people think of gambling in the old west Poker comes to mind. However, despite what many modern westerns would have us believe, the king of the felted green was Faro. Today, the game has been all but forgotten but from 1825 to 1915 it was the most popular game of chance around. Created and named Pharoh by the French in the early 1700’s it was eventually banned, but not before it spread to England. It was here that Pharo (the British Spelling) gained wide popularity due to its simple
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