The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-08-13
GAMBLERS WAYS.
An Old Dealer Talks About the Entice~
ments of the Green Cloth.

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An Old Dealer Talks About the Entice~
ments of the Green Cloth.
A white-haired, solid-looking man
with tiny diamond studs in his dress
shirt sat behand glass of green Char
treuse in the Hoffman cafe and told
stories to little group of friends who
had known him when he used to deal
faro for living. SIT is remarkable"
said he, s'the number of people who
fancy they have discovered a sure way
or system to beat the tables. Vi
course the game wins in the long run
and they give it up, but not before their
pockets have paid heavy tribute. The
man who backs eases at faro, that is,
only bets on card when three similar
ones have been withdrawn from the
box, and thus avoids a split, or two
similar cards turning up at once. which
is the banks percentage, is the most
common. He will sit through the night
'tabbing' away for dear life. Then
there is the progressive man. It's all
or nothing with him, with the odds de-
cidedly on the nothing. There are
players with systems elaborated upon
mathematical principles and algebraic-
ally demonstrated to be infallible; and
SO they are, but the infalibility is always
on the wrong side. Roulette, however,
| is the paradise of the system producers.
1t is limitless prairie upon which to ex-
ercise their peculiar talents. The
repeater player is never absent,
but persistently believes the ball
will fall twice in the same num-
ber. The fellow who protects him
self on the 'O's' and plunges on the
colors is an old acquaintance OF every
roller. Rather an ingenious line OF
play is to select segment OF the wheel
and cover all the numbers in it, follow
ing them through the evening ! have
known some heavy winnings on this
d rlan. But run of bad luck will ease
= player in this line of large sum.
"Right here lies the great secret o.
gambling. When fortune smiles the
player almost invariably grows cautious
risks small sums, apprehending
change of luck. When it does come ant
continues for little time he fances th'
turn for the better is coming again, ant
goes at it tooth and nail. The result j
that by the time the game does run hi
way again his money is exhausted. On
of The most singular customers eve
met encountered few years ago il
New Orleans. He used to come in jus
on the stroke of nine each night an
play dollar on the number five in til
roulette layout. If he happened to strik
it, which he occasionally did, he woul
pile up the limit for a repeater. If h
lost his first bet he would turn and wal
out without word, but under no Gil
} cumstances would he make more tina
the two plays. Finally, one night b
won both bets. 4 knew it would com
some time,' he muttered, as he slippe
the $210 into his pocket and stalked ou
| never saw him again.
s'The coolest customer l ever sa
| came under my hands about the san
, time as the one-number friend just me-
8 toned He took his seat at the fal
/. spread one night, extracted a big roll
l bills from worn, greasy pocket boo
and, tossing them across to the deale
: took chips for the amount-$750.
4 played along for about two hours al
: got up broke. We'll, he said, i serv
= six years in the army to save th
s money. I guess I'll have to try
: again And he did. He enlisted t
next day."-M T. Cor. Cinci''n'
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