Complex sentence: Mardi Gras had fallen into the hands of hucksters and marketeers aiming to make a buck; more interested in the selling of Mardi Gras than the celebrating of Mardi Gras.
Split into simpler sentences: Mardi Gras had fallen into the hands of hucksters and marketeers aiming to make a buck. More interested in the selling of Mardi Gras than the celebrating of Mardi Gras.