The great Comstock Lode of the late 19th century transformed Virginia City, Nevada from a small mining town into the Richest Place on Earth. The dust had not yet settled on California’s Gold Rush and ...

In "The Expert at the Card Table," feats with a deck of cards are wrapped around a haunting dual biography of historical colleagues, whose stories reveal as much about a magician's heart as his art.

The city of Napa's only card room can now run more tables at a time. Ace & Vine at 505 Lincoln Ave. will be able to run card games on 11 of its 12 tables, up from the previous limit of nine at a time, ...