Jackpot Poker

In the western saloon, games of chance were a popular form of entertainment. Poker was a crowd favorite, as well as Faro, three-card monte and several types of dice games. Later on, games like billiard and bowling were also introduced.

Poker was originally developed in the United States during the early 19th century, and was documented as early as 1836, in a book named “Dragoon Campaigns to the Rocky Mountains” by James Hildreth. According to gaming historians, its source is either the Persian game of As-Nas, or a French game named Poque.