Reviewing The Rounders for the Los Angeles Times, Margaret Harford wrote: "The plot is thin, the comedy rather forced and the casting is unbelievable but at least it's a pleasant change from all those psychological westerns and attempted satires on same."
Margaret Harford reviewed "The Rounders" for The Los Angeles Times, finding it lacking in plot, forced comedy, and questionable casting but appreciating its departure from psychological westerns and satires of the same genre.