Historic
- It was taking a victim with Three-card Monte, on July 7, 1898, that caused the shooting death, two days later, of infamous con man Soapy Smith.
- After revealing the secret behind the trick on the British television show How Do They Do That?, American illusionist John Lenahan became the first person to be expelled from The Magic Circle.
- The play Topdog/Underdog features Three-card Monte as a significant plot device.
- Canada Bill Jones (1820–1877), was considered a master of Three-Card Monte in the middle of the 19th century in America.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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