# Old gambling games

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 6, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gambling-games/591672 "2011-08-06T01:31:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gambling-games/591672/1 "2011-08-06T01:31:35Z")

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In a recent Slate Explainer[article](http://www.slate.com/id/2300901/), 12 gambling games outlawed in California were listed:

“faro, monte, roulette, lansquenet, rouge et noire, rondo, tan, fan-tan, seven-and-a-half, twenty-one, and hokeypokey…horse stud poker”

I’ve heard of faro (due to Wyatt Earp) and, of course, know roulette and can find information on lansquenet and fan-tan. I assume monte is three-card monte and twenty-one is blackjack. If I’m wrong, please correct me.

However, I can’t seem to find any information on rondo, rouge et noire, tan, seven-and-a-half, hokeypokey and horse stud poker. Anyone know how these games were played?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gambling-games/591672/2 "2011-08-06T01:42:23Z")

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[Seven-and-a-half.](http://www.blackjacktactics.com/guide/seven-and-half/)

[Rouge\_et\_Noir](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_et_Noir)

hokeypokey-You put your left foot in, you put your left foot out. 😃

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gambling-games/591672/3 "2011-08-06T02:08:47Z")

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[Monte is more likely Monte Bank](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Bank), three card monte being named for it.

Can’t help on the others.