Legend has it that three former owners of the table lost their entire fortunes banking a faro game, and in desperation killed themselves when all was hopelessly lost.
Second, the last time any deadly business was conducted on the table was more than a century ago when high-stakes gambling on a faro table could sometimes turn lethal, for the 'Suicide Table' is nothing more than a faro table. Jack Kevorkian to dispatch his patients into the hereafter. This colorful relic from Nevada's past has become the recipient of unkind innuendoes and half truths.įirst, the suicide table has never been used by Dr. Signs along Highway 341 to Virginia City have tempted visitors for years to come 'See The Suicide Table At the Delta Saloon.'
