Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts
Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Lynching
Gambling History
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Kangaroo Saloon (Vicksburg, MS)
Mississippi
United States
Vicksburg--Mississippi
Southern U.S. City's Hatred of Gamblers Culminates in Murder
1835 During Andrew Jackson’s U.S. presidency, anti-gambling sentiment began sweeping the Southern states. By 1835, it had hit Louisiana and was making its way up the Mississippi River. The fever peaked mid-year in Vicksburg, Mississippi…