The New York herald., 1866-08-26
Q A M B LIN @.
Its Rapid Spread in the Metropolis and
at the Watering Places.
Over 1000 Gambling Hells in
New York.
FARO THE GREAT FANCY GAME.
Millions ofDOllars Lost ard Thousands
Of People Ruined at 1t.
THE GAME --H0W AND WHERE PLAYED.
The Fashionable Watering Places
Great Gambling Resorts.
The Laws Against Gambling Effective
If Put in Force.
Arrests Plenty, but No Prose-
cutiOns.
&c. &c. DC.
THE GAME---H0W AND WHERE PLAYED
The Fashionable Watering Places
Great Gambling Resorts.
The Laws Against Gambling Effective
If Put in Force.
Arrests Plenty, but No Prose.
cutiOns.

We have long been cognzant Of .he growing and wide
spread system OF gambling that carried in this
adjoining Cities and especially some Of our most fash
ionabe watering places, and such an extent at o
them that Baden Baden in comparison to it, sinks
into iusgni6cance We but deprecate the practice
tending to the Generalization OF society and tho
Of our young men, well as being bad and dangerous
practice for old heads Our attention has during the
past year or two been called to many practical evi-
denccs Of the disastrous effects OF the gaming table, the
brief outlines OF which readers will find embodied
in this article.
TIE LAW REFEREScE To GAMBLING
in this State ample for Its suppression and there have
been arrests enough within yea past Had the offend
received their just deserts onehaf of the profess
sona gamblers in New York would be at Sing Sing
doing tho State service. We hear occasionally o. an
arrest, at the instance Of some poor deudcd victim.
Tho arrest Is the last Of Gho case; tho public hears
more about It. We woud ask, why not the papers
sent before tho Grand Jury, is done in of less
importanccS
It is estimated that there
OVER TWO THOUSAND GAMBLING HELIs NEW
whre faro roulette short cards. dice policy is played
formoney In many places this occurs both night day.
being the most popular game and presenting to the
hazdous player the greatest limit in OF money
faro becomes the most dangerous game II has such an
infaaton about il that he who puts down his first
dollar becomes almost inevitably ruined, bankrupt
man ina sht time aftcrward but the nfatuaton does
not stop with the loss OF what he honestly owns for de-
sNar and DESPERATION make, in many cases. the hereto
fore honcsl MAJ do that which may him occapy
feous cell and meet fcl0ns DOOM The game Of faro,
from la simplicity ant the rapdity vIn which bets may
be decdes, as ve is apoaren fairness, has become
the most poppiar aud nfsung Of oil games cf chance
Tho faro ,nK propfistors ofNew York arc mostly what
% termed old sports Tor npfessIonal gamblers)-mcn
that nave ACQUIRED oy eSpSrcc and long apprentice
snip thofousn kho"ieoso0 cards and how to WELD
them with certain advantage their own favor Mos,
Of them are men OF fair ne,igcn ana sono o ,b,o, r
good literary ability, but arc rouna wanting IN
| the great moral balance by Aich bonsst mar
| are weighed; hence they chooA IN. occun,,ion
Of professional gambler, knave n trifxs,er They
generally acquire their capital ut tliexpc,so ~ coma
poor victim in game Of what Is erh short cards or
\ ese by lucky hit In playing again the game them
selves. This capital wares in amott from $500 10
5000. The greatest ambition OF PROVISIONAL gamblers
| Is to conduct
FARO RANK,
and when their hnances are in the contlon to justify
/ n they select n ocaton and secure room--whcl
Ia generally the second HooT and oLr al iacent 10
one OF our. grestcst thoroughiarcs most cases in
close proximity leading hote, ,sh the view OF
more easily rons IN strangers or fa's athey are called
in gambling -arlance. The room once seurcd gcner-
ally Gttcd regardless OF expense-;osy carpets daz
zIing .rrrs, tsfsdfstes of the mos In Tous daeans
| an eers1t sdehoard well supplied viii the choicest
!auors md cigarin fact everything b,t,ract the eye
and ths palate, more readily TO rcere the pocket
Ono .1ea. feature OF the New Yori gnbling houses Is
tho eeant sGppers provided Tor thes less The ouss
10 II the most unexccrtonable chafatr and surpasses
ir sump'ncusness and elegance OUTPOST arstocratic
hoies pr yate residences 10 the fiA avenue There
Is deicacy 100 choice, no palate sfastdious that
cannot b graiifed. The hour Tor upper, seneray
Ing the unfortunate victim, who enoraly loses bis
ali before that time, some consoapn IN The way Of
oxhiarating glass of wine or seated Appetite nut
little does The victim rcaze Tho one how dearly he
has paid FOR these litic s,raies'cal atnticns'
GAsG ~ iLfFp
The table upon which gsmsf faro IS doalt Is
obong, and not unlike an oiuinad xensi6n table hir
drawn Upon this table Il plfd wha, is termed
iay out, upon which paincaNhe ysr"gs cards Of
ordinary pack The dealer n biind The table, and
PAGES in small silver patethoxp fail pack Of play
, Ina ,ards--hfty.two In nNmber Inc DcT IRON which
ne ,eas these cards Is 20 an5aged isai card
be drawn out RI tns aud re one Nn@nng next IN
order ~ the box py arrO ~ sn SQUARE
Tile card Grsi dran0 from the bon Is -aid TO
bo tho losing, aud iis one remainiis next on
top the winning card Upon this prnclle fair,
. ar what Is .ermed square" game Vi faro ~
dealt. and tn better iey their wagers uson the
respective caris ranid on ne ayoui," ateoffing as
thex indigo ,la chances ol whining OF losing tobe good
The player shon plyng card to lose docs ,at they
r,lcannr IT, tiat il to say, places piece olyoln or
an" an ,,,rs dras or chess man upon IL TIT an,v
av,ntnsa IA, rsna has hc dealer viii tell you.pro
2 vded y,u nosicel over the player y we 'spt .
tore,b Is that In suc the game takes one halSf
The take poyidcd always that you had bet on that car
Uuf this advantage alone Is under estimated BY any Des
yerieuced gamblef for II has been demonstrated 70
fertane that man commencing on the rt day OF Jan
uny, end payg as ioro ven hour aay & ,oT r ~ %
IL not sooner nc splti out Of the cntiro amount Bu
the ADVANTAGE OF 'sp's is smnl compared 10 other ad
yantapcs although expert dealer can put NJ the card
IN the "boxn In such manner that half dozen splits
Will occur in single deal this being matter Of dscrs
t lion or poicEess with BIN. The minute ina
l owe called n camel
faro consider the chances against the playt
are as one hundred to thirty Could all mo
sttlce would not exist; stil. such IS the cas'
There is another advantage for the gambler. suppos
one plays a limited against m unlimited amount ia
player, not the ceacr has to select the position of u
cas; and then In The caso tho player has 70 conten
wfh that human WEAKNESS, the love Of card play while
cnalls the anxiety of mind naturally produced by III
duent and heavy losses and bordering many times upo
deranged brain, aye even constitutional insanity tsei
this anxiety Of the player u the greatest advantage
all for the gambler for In this state Of mind how do,
the player Know whether not he il playing against
| SKIN OR SQUARE GAMEr
for have become pretty well convinced That these q
called "squarp games Ike many Of our wei advu
tsed quack nostrums HAVING once secured repra
ton for virtue, their proprictors presuine - and pas
them current with the public. W. hlt tiied son'
what the chances of the player aga. re- "a called
'sanaren game q faro, provided ih' ieai'y suct
| We VIII only say In regard to what y tFmed "skin
, gaines that they prediCaied uran fraud. knaver
and robbery throughout; aud y Is estimated tnat sever
oRhlhs Of the faro banks this city conducted np0
this grand system of rascaiity which II worse than het
way robbery; ior wifh dealing boxes from which two q
more cards may be drawn, with marked cards an
drugscd liquors together With set 81 hangerson wors
than snv ccnvcis in Sing Sing prison, the chances oi IN
player gloomy indeed. While upon this subject u
well 10 call attention to the ncghbofhooi u
PRINCE STREET AsD rRoAuwAr
Within stones throw OF this locality there are frof
twenty Ave 10 thirty faro banks most Of which cafryoi
sknn games, aud for thieves and plckpfk
cts ed iafa tvm OF pleasant, afternoon u s absvnie
y dangerous for respectable lady ~ pass there ~ she
will the risk Of being nsred hy some ~ thgcrowd
klcCs thieves COuEregat0 IN that fNinl
Dressed In the height II fashion, they too ~ palm
themselves o upo the attention. of young andnphink.