Faro (banking game)
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faro-banking-game-175-15612430
title:
Faro (banking game)
text:
Faro, Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards. It is descended from Basset, and belongs to the Lansquenet and Monte Bank family of games due to the use of a banker and several players. Winning or losing occurs when cards turned up by the banker match those already exposed. It is not a direct relative of poker, but Faro was often just as popular due to its fast action, easy-to-learn rules, and better odds than most games of chance. The game of Faro is
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description:
French gambling card game
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro_(banking_game)
date created:
2002-10-02T15:53:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:37:11Z
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