The Osceola times., 1883-09-15

middle il will take the dealer no time
TO find il out, and as il is his duty TO
protect the bank, he will shuttle the
cards so as to lay the player out cold.
The player generally sticks TO his system
and has no chance. If there are a num-
Der Of persons playing of coHrse il is diff
ficult for the dealers TO handle the cards
in this way, but often the numerous
players are seen at the tablo are staked
players, who are playing with the banks
money, and of whom the dealers take
no notice, as it makes no difference
whether they win or not, so his whole
attention can be given to the producer.
In nearly every bank they have lot Of
cappers hanging around, and when a
producer comes in they are staked to
start the game.
"The dealer has another tr.,., The
sport continued, that we call taking
the card by the ear If the player is a
high roller that is big better, and has
favorite card, it may lose for him all
the time. In that case the dealer puts
it on It's proper pile, but ii the player is
winning, the dealer viii throw this
card down carelessly so that il doesn't
lay squarely on the pile. Pretending TO
straiehten them up, he will slip the card
under the pile, and then shuttle them so
that in The next deal the players chan
ces are TO lose; if the player wins again
the dealer will again take the card by the
ear These things cannot be done where
there are o number Of genuine players,
for in that case it makes little difference
tu the bank who wins or loses, the play
ers PLAYING each others money and the
bank having the benefit of the splits"
"And this is what You call square
game"
"Why, of course all this is done
merely to protect the bank, which must
have some protection. In brace game
the PLAYER stands no more show of win
ming than he does of swallowing light
ming rod. In the square game there is
some show for him. But every player
has his system with which he expects to
break the bank, aud he finds out il, the
Gnu iilt Nrlitll VI ilit Say lllS iiidt titft
never was a system the dealer couldn't
beat. These things are necessary, as
said, 10 protect the bank. 1t is often sub
ject to losses by shoe-string players, who
being deeply in debt, manage TO get
hold Of few dollars, and, having moth
ing much to lose, conclude TO try their
luck. Sometimes fellow wins 5000 or
800 Oft 'sh ,e-string,' as we call small
stake, goes out and pays his debts, and
that's the last the bank sees of the mon
ey. The chances are if he has five or
ten dollars left he'll come back, and, il
luck is still with him he may win a few
more hundred. But talk about it as you
may, faro is the fairest and squarest
game, and il a man must gamble Pc adj
wise him TO tackle nothing else"
Cant faro be beaten"
"Not unless you play limitless game
and have mint of money TO do it with.
If bank has $4,000, you can bet 1000
on card, and if ii wins the bank is
busted and there's an end Of it. If you
lose you have to keep on doubling your
bets until you do win, when, of course,
the desired end is accomplished. But
every bank has its limit, and when You
get to it you've got to stay there. The
fact that few gamblers have money shows
which way the wind blows. It's a rare
one dies rich. The banks make the
money the producer furnishes, and the
professional sport kind of hangs in be
tween the two until women or whiskey
bring him TO his grave"