Arizona silver belt., 1884-09-27
IL noH DE BAcoAHAn


Eight Days-Il Reformed
Billy Deutsch, the noted baecarai
bank breaker. styled 10 Paris lie Roi
De Baccarat. who has just returned
from Europe vas interviewed BY a
representative Of the y. T. Mail and
Express. Said tEetreporter
eNow, you have had long turn at
the cards. VIII you give me your
opinion Of the eard-players and gam
blers you have come across, and the
effect playing has upon a mans
FIRST Of all, win you say that l
have nc personal desire 70 be inter
viewed. and It IS not egotism that
prompts me to talk. Il matter Of
total indifference to me as to what the
result personally is. but as it might
possibly benefit others who are willing
to take advantage Of my experience, !
win tell you what I know, and il IS
this. That the nan who viii gamble
Il man almost lost; because, however
intelligent q man may be, after be has
tasted the sweets Of winning be IS un-
fitted for anything else bat the demo-
ralized life Of a gambler.
What has been your faT0rite
games
eBaccarat, At which ] have lost
SEQ. .000-a result that must ineyita-
BY come to all who continue tG play.
You see that if You keep On playing
at each round You place into the cog
mott. or kitty. s.. S, SO Or si2. what
ever the tax may Be, while It Is plain
10 al that in the end all the money
nust Be in the kitty. which goes 70
the few who ran tie club
What have you done in london
II played three times at the Park
Club. but that is closed now. Gam
bling IS not allowed there Ike IN
Paris. I think there should be a
change in Paris. too. Either the clubs
should be closed or made a national
institution, so that the money Of those
who play. instead Of going 70 a few.
should go to the nation. IL France
everybody plays, from the President
Of the republic down to the humble
peasant. There gambling IS looked
upon as an amusement. and not as
here, a vice. About 100000 to So
C00i)o0 francs are paid as taxes to the
proprietors of clubs each year
think there axe only two kinds Of men
who shonld play the one who has
nothing to lose and the one who has
So much that a million or 50 viii not
hurt him, and Of these two classes the
former predominate
sNhat IS the largest bet you eYer
wong7
e0n one occasion ] was 10000
francs to the bad, when 70 pull me
square / bet 10000 francs on the turn
Of card and won
Where did you get The title, "Le
Roi De Baccarat
"In Paris. Several months ago for
twenty.eigh days IN succession J won
a total Of / 10000 francs. The small
est win had during that time was
1900, ami the largest 10000 in one
evening. Bets Of 10000 francs / have
often made. I play thirty games Of
cards. and have played them all for
money. No, I was not a professional
gambler. but did 1t for a pastime
"Do you think any bens6t is de-
rived from money won SO easily
Certainly not A man who wins
money At cards simply dissipaies it,
and acquires habits which no legiti-
mate occupation would supply I at
tribute the majority OF suicides to
losses Al cards, the sudden change IN
the style 81 living being too much foy
tho mind. Buiwer Lytfon says
This IS q beautiful world we i've ia,
10 give. % lend. Or 90 spend ii,
But 90 beg 0f 70 borrow, OK ask for your
own,
It's tie very worst world tfst ever was
known.
What lave you done on the t1rt
Il had $1,000 francs on Foyhall
when he won the grand Prx de Paris
but purelg s. ont of patriotism.
ARE you going to settle IN this city
nov
EYES ] have sworn never % touch
cards again, and shall either So into
The theatrieal % brokerage Business
The theatrical. e<pea Has nan-