Faro: alternatives and connections

A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.

The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses.

The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house.

A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.

A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.

A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved di…

A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two…

A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consist…

A gambling game with dice.

A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting…

An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches…

Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.

One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as…

That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged…

A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.

A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from…

A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing.

The game of kicking the football by opposing parties of players between goals.