Our guest this week is Max Votolato, talking about his new book, “Gardena Poker Clubs: A High-Stakes History.” Max’s initial research into the card clubs in Gardena was for a documentary film called “Freeway City.” podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes: Freeway City is streaming free on Vimeo @ https://vimeo.com/146613357 Also, for anyone interested […]
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The Cheating Game
I learned many things about the game of poker from Jim McManus’ excellent history of the game, Cowboys Full. One thing that surprised me was that, in the early days of poker in America, cheating was so rampant that poker was widely known as the “cheating game.” On Mississippi riverboats and throughout the Old West, […]
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