Historical Street Gambling Game

[stomachgrowls]

First to hear about spiders

Spider fighting is very popular here our country especially when it comes season time of spider most likely in the summer time. I know how to play this because this is my favorite gambling habit when i was a kid and I also selling this in school.
There are a lot of street games that now slowly gone but they are very popular before just like tossing three old coins when the coins hit on the ground you have to win if coins appear same faces at least two coins.

I have same experiences with these kind of stuff on where you do bet on a certain spider on whose gonna win.In my childhood i did enjoy and i can say that this is way more fair than on current gambling/casino games nowadays, there are lots of them actually and its being mentioned above about rats and doves which way more entertaining to watch and make some bets since outcomes cant really be rigged
or manipulated and which all depends on the certain capacity of the thing you have bet out.

[Pab]

I have been watching Robin Hood movie yesterday with Russel Crowe
At the beginning Russel who is Robin is playing 3 cups and ball gambling
Robin Hood story is from 11 century but i think it was Rome Imperium  game as England was part of Rome
Long way from ancient Rome to street gambling on middle east country 3 cards gambling from 20 century

[Reid]

Okay that was so simple but yet a good one. The greedy loses the game.
It is hard to control it if we are talking about gambling.
But that is history and they do not have the right equipments to make it more inviting to play.
Now we have casinos.

One thing I remember though that is still on going.
Dices. They are a relic already and yet still used in Vegas and now online dicing too.

[Kemarit]

In India their are lot of street games played some officially and some unofficially, they are goat fighting, cock fighting, this are games which are played in street gambling unofficially. Kite flying competition, this game was played officially but i think today it is not so popular.

Never heard of goat fighting though, but yeah, spider derby was common on my place back then. Although I still see kids trying to capture spiders specially during summertime, but I'm not sure if money is involved as well. I'm familiar with head and tails, (still played in corner of my street). And then there's sort of baccarat or what we call "lucky nine", but its not being played with regular cards but with what we call "text" or "teks", or sort of like a pokemon card back then. Those card has numbers on top, so we used that numbers instead just like a regular cards. I remember like I'm 10 years old and having older people betting. LOL. I got them because I rigged the card.  . And then when I have my winnings already, I told them last 2 deals because its time to get home (6 pm).

[gowobonyok]

I think my country has adopted a lot of gambling games from abroad. I know about gambling games that are often played by young people and maybe or I think they created their own games. namely in 2000-2010 when the PS 2 console game was very popular at the time, and winning eleven was the gambling table. play in cup mode (konami cup), then place player1 in the bye position, then see the match that has happened before. and the player who chooses the country with the highest winning score in the previous match wins victory. the game was so popular in early 2000, and all young people called it a "bomber".

[bL4nkcode]

I'm not really sure though, I thought that cock fighting in the Philippines was a Spanish influence. So its really hard to see Philppines into cock fighting prior to Magellan's arrival, but I might be wrong.

That was mentioned in some middle schools' textbook that this cockfighting in the Philippines was totally a Spanish influenced.

And another historical gambling here is spider derby where often I see people would bring boxes of matchsticks or common boxes that would encase their spiders and this kind of gambling they will place the spiders each on the edge of the sticks then forced them to fight one another. Well, this is the common gambling game I experience in my country.

I'm one of these kids way back using spiders to do a bet and even enjoined finding this fighter spiders before sunrise.

I don't know if this gambling type of coin is way back years ago but people here still use it the one they called hantak, having 3 coins, and people do a bet if they get 3 tails or 3 heads. And the one who tosses the 3 coins has always the heads, so if he tossed and get 3 heads then he wins, 3 tails he loss.

[Pab]

In India their are lot of street games played some officially and some unofficially, they are goat fighting, cock fighting, this are games which are played in street gambling unofficially. Kite flying competition, this game was played officially but i think today it is not so popular.

Never heard of goat fighting though, but yeah, spider derby was common on my place back then. Although I still see kids trying to capture spiders specially during summertime, but I'm not sure if money is involved as well. I'm familiar with head and tails, (still played in corner of my street). And then there's sort of baccarat or what we call "lucky nine", but its not being played with regular cards but with what we call "text" or "teks", or sort of like a pokemon card back then. Those card has numbers on top, so we used that numbers instead just like a regular cards. I remember like I'm 10 years old and having older people betting. LOL. I got them because I rigged the card.  . And then when I have my winnings already, I told them last 2 deals because its time to get home (6 pm).

It looks like you were very smart kid
Nice to read all that stories from different area of the world
Question is who make first bet ever
God or devil
Will Eva convince Adam or not
sorry if hurt somebody feelings

[Baofeng]

I don't know if this gambling type of coin is way back years ago but people here still use it the one they called hantak, having 3 coins, and people do a bet if they get 3 tails or 3 heads. And the one who tosses the 3 coins has always the heads, so if he tossed and get 3 heads then he wins, 3 tails he loss.

Isn't it called "Kara Krus" or "cara y cruz"?

Haven't played that game, but I used to watch it being played when I was a boy in our place as well. Again it looks like another Spanish influence on Filipinos. As far as I can remember, it can be played anywhere, but there's always some heated debate as accusations of cheating (specially for losing bettors), but I don't know how can someone cheat unless he totally rigs the coins.

[bL4nkcode]

Isn't it called "Kara Krus" or "cara y cruz"?

Haven't played that game, but I used to watch it being played when I was a boy in our place as well. Again it looks like another Spanish influence on Filipinos. As far as I can remember, it can be played anywhere, but there's always some heated debate as accusations of cheating (specially for losing bettors), but I don't know how can someone cheat unless he totally rigs the coins.

Don't know really what it called as a whole in Philippines but my local called it that way.

I guess there's no way people can cheat in that way of gambling since everyone is watching around. And everyone has a chance to check the coin from its texture, how it looks and etc. And the tosser only needs to, of course, toss the coin until there's a result of 3 tails or 3 heads.

Though it takes time but people used to play it as long there's a smooth hard surface where the coin can land after a toss without any obstacle. So it can be played in street road as well.

[Baofeng]

Isn't it called "Kara Krus" or "cara y cruz"?

Haven't played that game, but I used to watch it being played when I was a boy in our place as well. Again it looks like another Spanish influence on Filipinos. As far as I can remember, it can be played anywhere, but there's always some heated debate as accusations of cheating (specially for losing bettors), but I don't know how can someone cheat unless he totally rigs the coins.

Don't know really what it called as a whole in Philippines but my local called it that way.

I guess there's no way people can cheat in that way of gambling since everyone is watching around. And everyone has a chance to check the coin from its texture, how it looks and etc. And the tosser only needs to, of course, toss the coin until there's a result of 3 tails or 3 heads.

Though it takes time but people used to play it as long there's a smooth hard surface where the coin can land after a toss without any obstacle. So it can be played in street road as well.

Yeah, probably what I witnessed is that the tosser really master his craft, that's why he also wins and bettors thinks he is cheating or something. This is really a old school street gambling games in the Philippines. Maybe time has changed what coins are being used today, but still the rules of the game is still in the same.

[Patatas]

I guess there's no way people can cheat in that way of gambling since everyone is watching around. And everyone has a chance to check the coin from its texture, how it looks and etc. And the tosser only needs to, of course, toss the coin until there's a result of 3 tails or 3 heads.

Did you notice one thing common in every game related suggestion posted above? None of the games played in real life can be cheated are publicly verifiable without the digital systems. Life was better back then I guess.

Yeah, probably what I witnessed is that the tosser really master his craft, that's why he also wins and bettors thinks he is cheating or something. This is really a old school street gambling games in the Philippines. Maybe time has changed what coins are being used today, but still the rules of the game is still in the same.

Rules of the games have changed in terms of the house edge. Back then, there was literally no house edge. The losing bets were the only source of income for the provider.

[btc_angela]

I'm not really sure though, I thought that cock fighting in the Philippines was a Spanish influence. So its really hard to see Philppines into cock fighting prior to Magellan's arrival, but I might be wrong.

That was mentioned in some middle schools' textbook that this cockfighting in the Philippines was totally a Spanish influenced.

That's what I was aware of. Its more of a Spanish influence not just in the Philippines. There's a lot of gambling or sort of a past time for Filipinos back in the days. Yes, kara krus is one, or maybe street bingo, and then there's the 'fiesta' or 'perya', lots of games, balls being thrown into random colors and then you have to guess as to what colors it will landed, the 3 card monte and then 'beto-beto'.

[bL4nkcode]

Did you notice one thing common in every game related suggestion posted above? None of the games played in real life can be cheated are publicly verifiable without the digital systems. Life was better back then I guess.

Well, probably yes, all depends on luck and of course, some of them require skills too.

But there are some like from old people in my birth place in province with their so called lucky charms where they get from odd animals in the wild with their latin prayers or whatever. Don't know if its really true but some what it works they use it mostly in cock fightings.

[Indrawan77]

In my country there are several famous street gambling that I knew , the most popular is the domino, bunch of people will play secretly and most of the time the bet will getting higher and higher and sometime can lead to a fighting, the other most famous gambling is the sport side betting, usually one of the sport club will invite other sport club to compete and then both of the club will come to agreement how much will the bet and each of the member will participate in that bet and winner bring the money home

[Baofeng]

In my country there are several famous street gambling that I knew , the most popular is the domino, bunch of people will play secretly and most of the time the bet will getting higher and higher and sometime can lead to a fighting, the other most famous gambling is the sport side betting, usually one of the sport club will invite other sport club to compete and then both of the club will come to agreement how much will the bet and each of the member will participate in that bet and winner bring the money home

Yeah, during my days, I will see people playing domino in our place as well. But its not that famous as compare to card games or mah-jong, which lasted till the wee hours in the morning and they play in secretly because they don't want the police to knock on the door and bust them up. Lol. Buy yes, domino games used to be famous here, but I don't know, I haven't seen in played again for many years now so probably it just died down. But during that time betting was also huge.

[crwth]

Is this the three card monte? I Have been studying it for quite some time when I have been bored when not doing anything. I have seen it, and it's quite amusing how quickly the dealer has changed hands. It is a con game from what I have read on the history about it.

The scenario is that there are a lot of people that would be surrounding the dealer guy then waits for someone, who is a newbie, to join the commotion. After that, the dealer invites the newbie to participate and then lets him win, like in your story. Then after getting greedy, the sleight of hand will occur. Losing everything.

That's what I have thought of when reading the topic. Awesome.

[Jating]

Is this the three card monte? I Have been studying it for quite some time when I have been bored when not doing anything. I have seen it, and it's quite amusing how quickly the dealer has changed hands. It is a con game from what I have read on the history about it.

The scenario is that there are a lot of people that would be surrounding the dealer guy then waits for someone, who is a newbie, to join the commotion. After that, the dealer invites the newbie to participate and then lets him win, like in your story. Then after getting greedy, the sleight of hand will occur. Losing everything.

That's what I have thought of when reading the topic. Awesome.

I haven't seen 3 card monte played in my street. But I have seen it countless times in Youtube and I must say that those con artist are really good. Quick hands plus some people colluding as well. You think you already know where the correct card is, but unfortunately, the sleight of hands happens so quick, in a blink of an eye that you didn't notice anything strange.

Its can probably compare to a '3 move chess' playing played here. You are given just 3 moves to 'check mate' the opponent and bets on the side. But this is just a scam as a 3 card monte.

[zupdawg]

First to hear about spiders

Spider fighting is very popular here our country especially when it comes season time of spider most likely in the summer time. I know how to play this because this is my favorite gambling habit when i was a kid and I also selling this in school.
There are a lot of street games that now slowly gone but they are very popular before just like tossing three old coins when the coins hit on the ground you have to win if coins appear same faces at least two coins.

I have same experiences with these kind of stuff on where you do bet on a certain spider on whose gonna win.In my childhood i did enjoy and i can say that this is way more fair than on current gambling/casino games nowadays, there are lots of them actually and its being mentioned above about rats and doves which way more entertaining to watch and make some bets since outcomes cant really be rigged
or manipulated and which all depends on the certain capacity of the thing you have bet out.

Its fun some countries share the same on street gambling games. In my country the fight betweek spiders are popular too. Some people do bet huge amount of money on spiders LOL. the same on dove race, they will go from places to places and they will release their doves, the first to get on their home cage will win the race, some races took about 2-3days before a winner is declared, imagine how far is the distance of the race

[Betwrong]

I want to share with you story about street gambling game from before WW2 war
It was a way to make money for smart guys from uptown area
Smart guys without incomes stream
Game was played on bazaar or straight on the street
It was very simple game.Three cards two of them were black and one was red red was wining one black were losing
Guy was presenting cards to gambler than he was mixing cards gambler was choosing one card trying to find red one

At first look it was very easy to find red one
And it was like that because casino  guy was allowing gambler to find red one
But he  knew gambling psychology and  he knew that gambler after first easy win will like to win more
So gambler was wining first attempt second or even third and was betting  bigger and bigger money
At some stage casino guy was mixing cards that way that it was very hard to find red card and gambler was losing
Finally smart guy was winner and gambler lost all money what he had in his pocket together with watch

But sometimes some smart guys was coming to play.He knew very well how it works
So he was showing himself like a newbie and when game entered  in final stage he was
the winner over casino guy


Do you know any historical popular game from your country your maybe forgotten already
maybe somebody from old generation told you about some old gambling game

Russian roulette was popular but there are not living gambler who can share story about that game

Or maybe you know some real unknown stories how gambler was able to win against cheating casino etc

It's funny that a very similar game was popular back in the 90s in my country. It was called "shell game", and as in the game you've described, a gambler was playing with 33% win chance.



The game was played in open-air areas near central station, in the center of the town or in a marketplace. The action was performed by a skinny small guy but the thugs were always around, and in fact a gambler was never allowed to win. The situation with a "smart guy" in your story who wins in the end was simply impossible, you were only allowed to lose. "But why people were playing the game then?", you may ask. Well, the gang was performing a great show with the "happy winners" screaming out of happiness, who of course were the members of the gang. Also the skinny guy who was shuffling shells was acting like he was drunk or just clumsy, and it looked like it's very easy to win the game making the the right guess. And, you know, some people can't stand it when others are winning and they are not. It wasn't rare when gamblers were fighting with each other for the next turn to play.

[coolcoinz]

I haven't seen 3 card monte played in my street. But I have seen it countless times in Youtube and I must say that those con artist are really good. Quick hands plus some people colluding as well. You think you already know where the correct card is, but unfortunately, the sleight of hands happens so quick, in a blink of an eye that you didn't notice anything strange.

Its can probably compare to a '3 move chess' playing played here. You are given just 3 moves to 'check mate' the opponent and bets on the side. But this is just a scam as a 3 card monte.

It's no longer being played because people know what's up and don't play it at all. Even the former con men are advising people not to play, even if they know that it's a scam. You just can't predict which card he'll drop first and how will he hold them (which one is the top and which one is the bottom, because they always grab 2 cards in one hand and 1 in the other). At the same time it started to be hard for the con men because if you observe him for a while you can see how he does it and which card gets slided. Then you simply ignore that card and he'll mechanically keep dropping it not knowing who is watching. It used to work great 50 years ago, now not so much.