Faro is an old, old card game that few have heard of, and even fewer play. Faro was introduced to America by John Law in 1717, and believe it or not, it was the most popular game in America for 100 years. The last casino to have a real, functioning faro table was the Reno Ramada, and they finally snuffed it in 1985. Now faro is played only by the Old West historical reenactment crowd, and only for exhibition, never for real money. Faro is history.

But, thanks to me, history is about to change.
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