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Gambling in Montana's Early Days a Common Pastime
An August evening at Glacier National Park reveals Blackfeet gambling games led by Chief Eagle Ribs. Montana's early days featured licensed public gambling, grand rooms in Butte and Helena, high stakes poker, and notorious players like Swede Sam. The tale recalls dramatic shoots and a lone survivor, Le Coeur, who ends the night with calm humor.
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Montana
Dan. R. Conway
Lewis Glacier
Lake McDonald
Glacier National Park
Eagle Ribs
Big Bear
Great
West
Tiger
Butte
Helena
Nevada
California
Sam
Morehouse
Marsh
Little Big Horn
F. B. Warren
Gill Graves
Little Ruby
Pagsamuri
Fritz Augustus Heinze
New York
London
Paris
Marcus Daly
Copper City
Hig
Daly
Clark
Heinze
Goddard
Ayers
Conoley
Bannack
Te Couer
le Coeur
Jl le Coeur
Pour Gambiers
Ruby Cross Trail
Charles M. Russell
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