These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'faro.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. The first card out of the dealers box was. As you know, in Faro, two cards would be revealed at a time-the losing card or 'Dealers card,' and the winning card. 2017 The police officially gave shops in Chinatown some leeway with lottery games, but this clearly went beyond that exception, with chuck-a-luck, blackjack and faro as well as craps. The word 'faro' itself came from the court of Louis XIV, where one of the honor cards in a standard playing deck bore the face of an Egyptian pharaoh. A faro game that took half of ALL bets on any pair would give a 2.94 house edge off the top, much closer to modern standards, and you could institute an early shuffle if no pairs remained. 2018 As the plot moves toward an unforgettable hand of faro, the characters, with a little help from magical realism, exemplify the role and impact of chance in our lives.

Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2019 Some said Showers had dealt faro to Henry Clay and Daniel Webster at the Palace of Fortune, better known as the Hall of the Bleeding Heart, back in Washington, D.C. 2021 Legend has it Wyatt Earp frequented the joint while running faro games a few blocks away. Recent Examples on the Web The situation is delicate because one of the robbers (Larry Cedar’s faro dealer Leon) works for Cy and is paid as a spy by Al, while the other (Dean Rader-Duval’s Jimmy Irons) is employed by Al exclusively.