NightlifeFEB 27, 1894

Police Raid Faro Game at 'Siorah's Old Home'

Detectives arrest a dealer after breaking up a gambling operation in a Commercial Street saloon.

The police raided the gambling game which has been running over 'Siorah's Old Home' saloon, on Commercial Street, last evening, arresting F. Wright, a faro dealer. The raid was made by Detectives Cudifiee and Roberts. When the officers arrived several players were 'bucking the tiger.' The dealer will have to put up a nominal fine today.

“When the officers arrived several players were 'bucking the tiger.'”

— Printed in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894

Then · 1894132 years apartNow · 2026

Early Seattle police blotters were filled with raids on saloons and gambling dens in what is now Pioneer Square. The term 'bucking the tiger' was common slang for playing faro, a wildly popular but often rigged card game of the late 19th century.

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Newspaper page, 1894-02-27 — The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-27. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.

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