History of Gambling in America - part 2 of 5
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")
