The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-17
GAMBLING In NEW YORK.
WI ERE SEEKERS FOR EASILY AC-
QUIRED FORTUNES ARE RUINED.

Banks. and Those who Make DVpo'ha-
Incidents of the Nnsnries OF Cbnncr'
During the past few years gambling has
become. 60 borrow figure Of speech one OF
She industries of this city-as much 20 almost
as the making Of boots and shoes. At least
million dollars IL employed as capital 10 p'hk
faro, roulette. red aud black, bacarat, ana other
games OF chance; and so great are the pronts
derived from 1t that when game shou'u pe-
come by bad luck bankrupt or broke the
gan ler of good standing has not "a much
trouble 10 raising fresh capital In wall street as
sfrst-class mercantile house would nave TO ne
sot,ate note Indeed, there are some games
IN which Wall street men are directly in
terested
The bells Of Ann street are FIRST In order.
Tbere are no less than eight Of them In the
abort block between Nassau street and Broad
way In only three Of which has man chance
Co win dollar These latter games are what IL
called on the square, and are frequented by the
playing professional gamblers. They are sit
mated on the second floors Of Nos. l., - ana 10
Ann street The games at Nos. Il. l. 3. :, and o,
on the other hand, are conducted on the skin
principle, and have so little cry patronage that
they are hardly worth considering. Their main
revenue Is derived from countrymen aud drunk
en- men whom their cappers may chance TO
Dick 10 in the vicinity ~ the Astor House.
Onrreporter frs, vslte Is Ann street, u which
Peter De Lacy and Ridge Levein are the pro-
prietors The room is dark and gloomy, the
only adornments being WORKOUT carpet. a side
board and the faro layout. Faro Is the onv
game played. and DE Incys is the best of whet
are known as ten cent games. Ridee Lovcin oc-
cupies the lookout chair and furnishes the
money. n was for several yeats in the Croion
Water Department, during which tune he
figured very prominently In front Of the faro
table. This house recently met with a loss Of a
portion Of its capital. one OF ts dealers play ing
IN the "rol against his professional neignoors'
The management Is In the hands " graduate,
Peter DE Lacy. The habitu6s Of this house are
clerks and mechanics. comuositors, pressmen.
Jewellers, hackmen, vartcnders, Nc- with few
almost hfoken gamblers thrown in, VINO como
here with the hope OF ising capital enough TO
play Against the games Of higher lmit. I've
single card bet tut the game has been 50 sue
ressfuv worked by tue rats - mo reference 10
the printersl that no aiNidend has been decldied
At 10. 10 Ann street. John Black and John
Doyle deal $50 limit. the lowest priced cnecks
being as the stack of twenty chips. The uiay AZ
lh,s place mas been nebt for the past six
montns. the proprletOrs not seeming 10 care
whether their customers put In an appe rance
not. Like Us mex door nriEhh y, u IRE.
sentsd uninviting aspect. the sidebuard nud
Its contents ueiug the only articles of value.
IL h, however, the intention Of Mcasrs black *
Doyle to rent the house aud push BUSHES,
when tney become slti- ed thev will not he in-
terfered with by the police. There was noDuuy
In but Doyle when our reporter visited The
FAMOUS RESORTS.
Almost directly across the street Is the famous
number Il. a house known from Maine to San
francisco There are many pa.ers anu large
play here and ms the bunkroil requires To he
large he capital l. rafescnted b. four partners.
Their names are Gus Abel. Bddu stokes, Joseph
Duyle and Henry Va orrlson, ana these men also
conduct another mammoth game AT SIS Broad
way, which viii be referred 10 further on. The
PLAYERS at No. IL re con posed of gamblers,
politicians, la IL cashiers. ci,rks. aud men VINO
follow horse racing, base BALL. aud kindred
sports. Now ana then newsp per men Of sport
ing hp ~ 81 X
whites or reds around tue table. Mrny famous
plays have teen made at Tins house Ia times
zone by. as nigh IS $1,000 naviu. changed h-nas
In a single day and nisnt. II VAS 10 NJ. !. tnIt
uaal Of the money squanderet 10y the
smho zzing cashier Of tue defunct Au4ntc Bank
iouud us way, Indeed many a Du,ine-s "a u Gu
ing. howey,r, that tits cen has l-rse
patronAse; iny ,S Se. sp1 es
ally oeing rose. disouhgtug man. ihe i'un
l. furnispei better than A., uei-hooi-, "a
good dinner Is se. we'd Dali, al +. NJ. lac 81 W
Of the play since Jan to the lst inst have been.
IL is said. s4OeD, not including tine expenses.
posed, however, that this larze sun 10 Giyiuod
between the partners. for they are compeled 10
ton" The limits at this mouse are s9Jl 10
doubles aud 500 TO cases. g So Il the term az
Piled TO card where there 10 onb oie 81 tHr
kind remaining In tao dealing box anu
doubles" when two, three, oi more are II
When a bet is made where theru IRE w" ~
more cards of KIND In the box. II Is IN favor OF
the dealer. for should he pull out cousecaiN,ly
two Of the same denomination Nhe 10 lose aiu
toe otter to wnl the = ny taxes lal inc "rl
or, IN the pariance. spite IL. lhi, IS the only
percentage IN favor OF the hlnAer ~ ~ are
games which the adept ooviItes W "et.ih. only
pn cases. ., .
are dealt with an advantage over the iiiyer
TIE latter Is backed by Charles u. Hanson an'
Robert Dedrick. Major Crump, a S"utLetncf T.
now in charge, ana the va ronage Is moan
eoutnerners visiting the .ity VINO ore unhe
quainted with the character OF the house. lac
oti,-r gan.- named above nave, H. stated be-
Gore, no regul.r customers, and game h~na'
At ISL Fulton street the game Is conducted b'
tail young man named Jobn Nofthrup' th'
propriet lrs u tue place being Charles Reed "a,
Eaward Spencer. IT IL the best furnished oi -
the DOWNTOWN gambling house. tnr wines an'
liquors being furnished 90 NDt, '"l, a-u IN \
rellent dinner served each afternoon. Here -
Plas ed roulette iaro, ma soineilines 9ar.rs'
Ihe patrons II the place are urokers ana CLERK
Who hold nrst-class positions, gamblers oeih
ngidly excllded The games aie dealt an.
played 30 tat II Is an III! -ssio'iti 70 W'h' j
LhoGgh guou custoWefs-thal is men VINO los
ali he way from S2jO o S-.Jj1 at sln-le si.tin
are sometimes IL owed 10 get away VITO q ie'
hundred dollars. Ii Is the most proutaO.e = IN
downtown. Reed and spencer ai.o have
house Of the same Character IN West twenty
nftn street.
AN OLD-TiNE BANK.
Crossing Broadway, two square" games ar
found al Nos. ana 8 Barclay street. Tue 1t e
was, few We II ago the most Gel uraf e.
gaming house ia tue county, IL is tno oldts
ssIat'isned a. l,i's aro ~ ~ las If'., rie N
are Henry j. Cotton, william g, j I'm DAY
almost uaiy IN " ll slruot. lie late Maitne'
D.ns r. VII, died a lew weeks ago, worth s5Jp
DOO, made ali nis money "a 80. 3, Dut he sold Ou
hls interest ibout }t SINCE, IL WIN DC IL
memoered that 1o9nt tuat ume Danser va
oll artners altunute his taking away to ia.
misfortune. Faro b kim % tuia house, wbei
has been dealt up and up for qdarser of
century. Not lng else l. pi.I 90 /. IS the bi.
gsst zane IA tne 'unep, tne AnIta being 81,
- u.uolrs, aud s-Jj to Z 500. i-e III yo.s "a;
mostly business men, only certain mo- g
gamriels nay'ns inc entire oi 81. b n.c, Jud-
Colt 80 La nc.n tho auprrtls7ru of tae'gin.s 80
since d. 40 ocrn established, but l-.terli ne 100
,s.lt ,ul t.u n'a.i =. nl''.. ln Jotn Dely, "u