Colonial Gambling

Apple-Pie American and Older than the Mayflower

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  A greedy hand swoops down for the next roll.
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  Luck's potential is cradled in the gambler's palm.
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  Archaeology at Jamestown confirms that the clatter of dice is a sound as old as America.
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  Interpreter Daniel Cross is unfazed by the hour, charged with the energy of risk and confidence.
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  Chance favors interpreter Tom Hay, putting coins in his pockets and apples in his cheeks.
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  That which can be gained and that which can be lost mingles in the moment before a play.
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  Spirits rise high as glasses run low for Colonial Williamsburg interpreters at cards.
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  Interpreter John Hamant demonstrates what an early poker face may have looked like.