The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
FORTUNES LOST AND WON.
WHERE FARO rs UNITED a LII.
GITIMATE INDUSTRY
A score Of JunGles where the Tiger 10 Fo.sss
A Transfers Tussie and Triumph-A
Conspiracy that Won Decisive Homes.

a Ienmstefs fhsste ana Trtumph-A
Conspiracy that Won-Delusive ucpcs-
From me san Fraacfsco Poa
VIRGINIA, June 8.-That expensive benz
the tiger, could not possibly have a more con.
genial jungle than Virginia. He u not on v toll
erlted, out the best people Of the city are %
familiar terms with Tim. The worshipped oats
OF Egypt we're hardly more favored. Judges,
LAWYERS, mining supenntendents. and even the
virtuOus journalists, do not consider IL 1T al
necessary to foId secrecy around their some
what frequent visits to his liir Faro IL one Il
the recognized ana legitimate Industries Of the
town. While the law, IL IL true, comm nds thai
what gambling Is done sh II be done In a " rear
apartment;" that does not detract from in
respect ability. The high license that the own
ers OF games are compelled to pay constitute q
rich source Of revenue to the city. and form the
strongest possibi arlument with tue lawgiveru
for allowing the tiger to flourish. Mere moral
objections are weak by tho side of stacks VI
IT Is expected that there will he a strong fight
In the next Lesislat.Ire between the hosts VI
E19n ahs those OF cyl nut rnSre Is nS pr9Ss,
opposition To licensing the games comes from
the ret ii dealers aud the restaurants. Ihey
com that Instead OF paving their bills their
customers too often waste their money on the
clotn uf green. The opposition were inspired
with strong nope recently bv the report that the
Donanz nrm had announced to the miners In
their employ that the hrst Of the IN seen at fare
table should be discharged. Inquiry, however,
failed to confirm this. 1t had become com mon
Tor the restaurant men, lodeinR-hCuse keepers
and others to Y rnishee the wages Of the mineS
for debt, ana this gave the clerks Of the compa
niles so much trouble running back aud forth 70
the justices courts with their books that the
order Wa given TO dismiss any man on whose
wages garnlshee was placed.
Virginia mas slxteeu arc games, all situated
IN street. ut the rear OF the principal saloons
The proprietor Of one OF the most Hours hins
faro banks says that the expenses OF running
.se ,6 ssmes, erclssiye OF license, foo t up At
month, the time 1T which the miners ere Hush,
most Of the games run three shifts OF eight
hours each. thus EMPLOYING six dealers and
three case keei era. After the middle OF the
mon the business slackens. and only one
two OF the games runs moro than two shifts
Every bank pays a yearly license OF Sl,G0,
making the comfortable total of $1,000
A popular delusion prevails that IirO Is con
Quoted "on the square ia Vlrglnil The TACT
that tue owners Of tho games live, AS general
thing, In about as handsome houses rs can he
seen IN the city, aud tn 1 they are themselves
behind fast horses In -treet, counts for noLhins
with tue gambling Comstocker, VINO invariably
has MS " ~ stem ne rly Perfected, aud Is sur
To " bust the game" before long. This aTdently
longed for triumph Is occasionally achieved
within the last Elk months no less tn ~ foui
games have been cleaned cut. They were. now.
ever, eompar lively p.yerty stricken concern,
having only SOU or $500 capital. Most Of tus
b nks nov rdDning have backing Of iron
$50OO to $1,000, aud one Institution has ttOO,
90 us foundation.
rhe rgest vim pg reported so far this yeai
was made Dy teamstet. VINO got away witt
over 5000. aud left the bank wreck. On ths
other hand. the losses nave been extrcnvtt
heavy. one well-known gamuler here, wLe
would pass anywhere for Tue father of urOs
perDus family, has lost $l5UOO at faro winiu thl
last Tour months Apiopos ~ TINS geutleihan
heard good little story the Othei day. he
unC sume other professional lis had been lOstnl
frghtfulv. and some desperate step was nUres
sary TO raise the wind. A neat plot WIS h.tcncl
Free drinks are feature OF every gambling
room. waiter takes the orders from tht play
ors aud brings In the hdgors and Gig rs Oni
tray. he " tier tue game whicn thu
wrecked gambler aud his companion mad To-
so.yed To victinize was nea,iiy briDed to iair
the scheme. ID inks were called Tor, tue deaio,
among tue rest asking for reiresnnrnt. The
unfaithful waiter passed the tray To tie
dealer IN sucn manner to the
cards. aud the gambler deity removed the boI
llAAf la1 fft.4rxE ifh a ala In
under cover Of the tray. Ia about ten uinu,+s
tho cOusprators won sl40O, knowing what
cards W uid come up. Alter about twO-thirOs
OF the deck mai been dealt tue dealer smiled
and said
well. boys, you NAV as well hand over nv
box; see you've got me this time"
There Was Deithef anger nor hard words
" Any thing to beat the game Is con-iusr. 4
allowable, and the gam oilers walk on Win tusu
81 oils IN peace
he profits the faro banks are large aud GER
tain. a seasoned gancster said the other GAY
that game that he and one partner conducted
for eleven wears cleared Ia that time over sJJ-
OU. One al the wo banks with wnicn -,
I.ll Is blessed clears regularly ever inontd
SJ,VUU.