Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-14
As 4 SCIENCE.
GAMBLING VIEWED FROM ASTalcTLY
PROFESS OVAL STANDPOINT.
Founded Upon the Foibles Of Mankind Il
Is mn Evolution Of Certain Phases OF
Human Nature How Different
Men Play.
New York Times.l

"Gamhl1ng l, scientific profession
founded upon the foibles OF mankinl," as.
tutely remarked zone OF them" to a reporter
the other day as the two were seated in the
main room of a watering place gambling
resort AMI a. the reporter glanced down the
vista OF Turkish carpets and frescoei cell
ings OF rich draperies and costly furni b.
ings, and saw the obsequious servants laden
with their vianis and expensive wines gid.
ing to and fro ut the beck of the players.
tie thought Cbtruted that IL all this Gle.
gance aud luxury vera the suPerstructure
the foibles of mankind made rather a salts
factory bedrock.
Eyes, went on the card diplomat, ait Is
truism TO state that the successful gam
bier must be a close student Of human
nature OF course he must for his whole
business is an evolution, simple and direct,
OF certain phases or human nature. Why,
the otner daY, while running down TO New
York on the special from here, heard two
or three rich old jews talking about this
very place One Of them was complaining
that hs had lett $1,000 to enrich the house.
-'Ohr said another, spreading out his
pudgy hands, 4 left more than that, much
more with q chuckl, But what do you
expect, mani We must have our pleasure
lut fLEASJHE VI fLA1s
"Ard that is just the keynote Of the whole
thing. There is large class Of men who
find their pleasure at tho gaming table
alone, and it is this class which supports it,
No other form Of dissipation so panlers TO
certain natures u game of chan g, AMI
tn csc make and maintain the bank.
"The gees a man now,' he continued,
passing into the restaurant who i fair
type of the bone and new If the place..
He doe not come often but with fair regu.
larity He was in ten days ago and made
night Of it. / took a cocktail with him Ist
before he went % breakfast He had lost
but $40, but had sacrificed his sleep, and
would waste the coming day in making it
! up yet be confessed with entire honesty to
having had fine nights sport lie often
leaves S5OO behind him, rarely wins, Tut he
can afford il, or thinks he can, AMI counts it
only as paying for pleasure
"Of course others tnan thee End their
way into this and similar places, but they
are comparatively few. Men come TO re-
trive fortunes lot in natural channels, to
drown grief or disappointment, etc, but not
in the numbers that come to indulge in the
TO them Ileasureable rack Of ~ pension,
tie pain Of los AMI the always to bs hoped
for flush Of victory"
i supPoe, theh observer the reporter,
quietly, at when man SHOTS him,eh
through ths head IN gambling de the
pleasureable pain OF loss has probably been
little ,evereF
at Is possible was the reply, ignoring
the sarcasm Nothing annoys proprietor
more than tragedy de VIII take any
measure to Keep such emotional, nigh
strung Compartments from his roon[ II
all the sentimental and sensational story
book trequenters OF these places were eIlinl-
mated the bank would scarcely notice their
aO'ence. They are not the bone and Slnew
OF the gambling harvest II Is the great
majority Oh average commonplace men tnat
Yields the prontS
OndouoteIly, assentel tne reporter re-
hectlng that the average commonplace man
helps alon most Oh the stupsnions move
mens OF the worids machinery linen, not
eager TO dl'cu>s the moral ethlcs OF gamo-
InS, more prietical question wa put:
Gan You tell me what Is the real percent
age OF risk the bank possesses against tie
playerf
IN THE BANKS FAVOR.
"Well,p was the replp, "the apparent psr-
centage 4, small and varies in the several
games--roulette, faro, and others carrying
different rates-but the real percentage is
enormously in the banks favor. II lies in
this same principle of human nature that |
have Just commented upon. The average
player il he wins several consecutive bets
becomes cautious, anticipates a change in
luck, and ventures his money accordingly.
The re ult is il his good fortune continues
his winnings are small and unimportant
On the other hand, let him lo,e continuously
and he becomes excitel. He Loses his head,
and, pursuing the same line Of argument
that il is long lane that has no turning, be
increases his stakes This policy, with con.
tinued misfortune, ends 10 large loses
Thus, when the bank Is loser 1t is for small
sums, but when winning the gains are
large.
@What the bank is afraid Of are the CON
servative. persistent players, but there are
not many OF them. There is class of msn
at the European gambling places, and q
very small class. who have reduced tue
thing to n fine point These men risk every
omonnt II the hot ~, ,ha, oonti,,,a a.
NAV INT only 90 long az THAR profits will