The New York herald., 1870-08-19

aro cohnneu wrmn u ~ sun spring and the
running about its edge, which Il necessarily COW
cred By the rim Of the box to hold IT securely in
position.
The game now begins. Ihe dealer pushes out
the top card, and the second card acted upon by
the spring rises and fills It's place. The second card
s pushed OF likewise, atterly through the narrow
slit constructed FOR the exit Of all the cards This
pair thus drawn out constitutes 'turn, the first
| one being the winning and the second the losing
card so that the first, third, fifth and in the same
progression throughout the fifty-two are
WINNING CARDS,
| and the second, fourth and sixth, &C., are the
losing cards. Tho betting rs done this way:-The
| player buys ivory checks and never uses money
| openly. The checks are white red and blue and
| purple. The white checks one dollar each,
the RED nve dollars, the blue twenty-five and the
purple 800.
Having provided himself with the number of
checks (Which in size resemble an old fashioned
cent? he lays down any amount to suit his fancy
on any one card upon the abe--one of tho thir-
teen described. Suppose the deal is about to be-
GIN He puts 500 In checks on the ace. The
dealer throws of the cards till finally an ace ap.
pears. If it be tho third, fifth, seventh, &C., card
THE PLAYER WINS
and the dealcr pays him sl00 in checks-the
"bank's" loss. If, however, ii were the second,
fourth, sixth, &C., card the dealer takes the
checks and the bank IS 500 winner. Should
to lose he expresses this intention by putting
copper in his cheeks, and then If the card is
thrown OF from the pack by the dealer as a losing
card the player wins. This is practically
ALL THERE IS TO FARO.
II should be remembered that the losing cards
fall on one pile and the winning cards on another.
When only four cards remain in the box there is
| generally lively betting "a 70 how the three under
cards will come out in precise order the top one
being visible. In this instance alcne the PLAYER
can treble his stake if fortunate in his prediction
This evolution is "call."
tally board is kept, showing what cards re.
main in the box after each turn. This provision
is to guard the player. Of course four of each
kind are thrown from tho box-four aces, &c.
Some one will inquire how
DOES THE BANK MAKE IT PAY
while taking such even chances? In this way.
1.-two OF kind should come out in one 'turn,n
as FOR instance, two aces, half of the money bet
on the ace, either to win or lose, goes TO the
bank. This is known as split" They are
very frequent, and large sums pass to the dealer
through this channel That is where the bank
makes the money.
| Chamberlain says that If men were to study and
labor ten thousand years they
COULD NEVER BEAT THE BANK,
or rather the game. IL is something which no
one understands. When only one of kind
then that the card will come to win or to lose is
just like throwing upa copper and awaiting the
| result, head or tail. SO it will be seen that the
bank Is in position where it has everything to
! risk.
| CHAMBERLAIN LOST STEADILY
nearly every night for thirteen months, but this
| did not shake either his capital or determination.
The game thus described continues every night
| in the week except Sundays; and when the house
is closed on Saturday night it is not opened for
play again till Monday night. When interrogated
as to this rule, Chamberlain stated that his bust.
ness was the same as any recognized legitimate
business: that 1t was necessary to respect public
sentiment, and that though many would play on
| Sunday he could not crafty them. He stands
alone in this particular. Hence he is merchant
gambler. Chamberlain has the wealthiest custo-
wi a f,v, A.
permits no professional gamblers in his institu-
tion. His patrons are bankers, merchants and
men of ease. He wishes clerks or salsred
of any class to play at his table, and he gives
his reasons. He says that salaried man has little
money to waste In idle plays if clerk loses at his
table family suffers by consequence. Suppose
sedn man with $1,000 $1,000 year came in and lost
suppose Chamberlain lost, it would make
no difference. Then there Is another view. Ii the
clerk wins $500 he goes away and spends it, and
gives the bank no chance to win it back. Where
as, were the clerk, instead, man of wealth,
winning or losing, it would fail to leopard his
value as customer He would play, whatever
h when af hs Of Are
and also when tho clerks or subordinates of q
competitor are about. Chamberlain is, therefore,
forced to be the beneficiary of society in very
marked degree. The men who gamble at Chamber
ain's are, therefore, heavy players. Opera tors
| In Wall street, members of the different clubs
Union League, Manhattan, theatrical managers
|
among the frequenters. The proprietor, of
course, endeayors to make everything pleasant,
and here he has to be master of the art of enter
tanning. The game once under way 1t is kept up
until four or six in the morning, but If the stakes
are very heavy they play on through the day
and it has been common occurrence to play
forty-elght hours at sitting in this establishment.
Bets on single card are limited to $3.50, but on
| double card $500 may be wagered. When the
game is closed the books are written up with tho
same particularly as in regular banking house.
and the expenses of the day, the winnings and
losses, are carefully entered and the balance
ssts in going in, opening q game, stuiling the
money in the vest pocket and spending it in rum
and dissipation. This is natural mistake.
Chamberlain house permits no game to
and the players intent on the fascina-
ton Of the hour. Chambcrlain's business is profit.
His books show that faro yields less percentage
than any other banking game in the world, less
than the same amount Of money would bring In
| vested in business enterprise. Knowing this
Chamberlain does not hesitate to play faro him.
self, frequently as loser, frequently as winner.
! At a two hours sitting some time since he lost
$l7,50O.
The reader will inquire how does the bank de-
rive heavy income? Answer, because it docs a
| fast business.
WHENCE CONES Irs PROFITS?
| From "splits" and from the fact that a man who
| Is losing plays to retrieve and man who is win
| ming plays for more. 1t is common that
both in the long run, with the odds Of "spIits''
| against them, will suffer i'll fortune.
| Take case. person sets out to risk $500,
and he makes up his mind TO lose no more. He
starts Off and wins S. 600. The tide turns against
him, and before he knows it in the excitement of
| the hour he has lost S. 900.
"Ths," says Chamberlain, "is where l make
money. 1t is human nature, and nothing can
| change it,"
The player pinches his good luck and presses
| his bad luck.
| Playing is conducted largely by
| CHECKS ON THE NATIONAL BANKS
of the city, men seldom carrying money about
their persons. Here Mr.. Chamberlain has to use
! his wits. check given for gaming purposes is
not valid in law. Therefore it is necessary to
know his man--to be sure of his wealth, to be
certain of his credit. II requires instantaneous
decision. Ii the check is refused the drawer is
mortally offended. But few evenings since