The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-10
THE SPREAD OF GAMBLING.
roo CAN TAKE 4 CHANCE TO WIN Oh
LOSE ALMOST ANYWHERE.

Nnchtnes IN Rarroom> ma Cigar Stores
:" Deviw Cards, rIous Games, Tailor
Clubs, and Graveyard Insurance.
1t may he a result Of the going out OF busi-
| ness OF so many gambling houses and the in
reference by the police and postal authorities
with the lottery and policy companies, but
whatever tho cause, there has been q great In.
crease In general gambling and gambling de-
vices. SO long as there wero plenty OF gam.
bling houses to which men might 90 to try
their LUCK with faro. roulette and the other
old and weil-known games In constant opora-
tion. there was no encouraeoment to an In
ventor to get UP now gambling devices. The
lotteries. policy shops. and gambling houses
were vent for oil the gambling spirit OF the
community. since tho lottery companies had
to stop using tho mails, and gambling houses.
except few. went out OF business. the inven-
lions OF gambling games have increased. and
they can DO found in many places.
Iarro"ms and cisar stores used to keep only
n few dice and dico box. while now patent
poker machine stands in one corner a red
and black whool. with pretoxt OF being used
for acigar cutter. by the cigar stand an odd or
oven toy wheel Is near by. md TIVE bartender
will have some spinning dico with the possi-
hility OF n mechanical race track in the pri-
vatc room Tho pntent race tracks and poker
machines arc the only ones which bring d.
rect revenue. the house making It's profit from
tho odd and oven and tho red and black wheels
through the increased sales OF drinks and
cigars. 1t would appear that mon are bound
to gamble so much any how. and II there are
not gambling houses and lottery companies
and policy shops. they will ind some other
way OF risklng their money at games Of chance
With the increase In number of these
gambling places there has boon q growth Of
the furniture. clock. clothing, and other clubs
which are so closely allied to lotteries that
newspapers have been prosecuted for publish.
ing advertisements Of them untier the act
which prohibits the advertising Of otterieA
There is tho same difference between n cloth.
ing or furniture club and the Louisiana lot
terry or the faro and roulette in gambling
thors nations, OIL, whatever titls they may be-
called which Mr.. Wnnamakcr and other good
eara whs Mr. pas Of 100 p ybo
can he ayed With Wit BOTH For OK o npie. a Mr
ho" h esm Son wsh Of be n Ss:
her Of cards with different mum bers printed on
with numbers on them corresponding to the
ss t and piece. q
IN q bag or a cup and drawn out one at a lime.
The dIferen players put pieces OF glass over
fh9 srs On their ,e srd he as fast a. hs
card is covered nrst with recos Of glass. indi-
eating that his numbers have first been drawn,
game p 5is owa en- $, :s%d to Nj. wanamasosr
In the same way any one too slueamish to
use the rHsuI1 ax playing card called IL
such names for them. but which will answer
WIT IS Thrs sn Of nations
sSsi aTo ,1',i the ~
cards. divided Into four suits It's tho suit Of
Asia. OF Afrirn: OF Eurore. and Of America
in every suit ha-. y picture Of man dressed
IN the costume .d Of one OF the countries. An.
Sey: Another card has map ZAP and and 50 on.
With nothing to prevent wicked mon or boys
Th2 not inS to sys Pyng cards
the boys as jnGks. ana so on through the snlh
an%, other book On cards Describes. '''
- The number Of these games and devices Is
yention Of the cold roker hand attached to
the ,nckelin-t the slot mach n. Cards are
WORK Is arranged SO that the wsisn '' Of Gf tSe
nickel sets tn, disks to revolving and when
they stop the faces Of tho I'VE cards in Regular
to keen roulette wheel in his back room no
t Might he rnided by the police. while one Of
can be run with Impunity 10 gels his profits
from tho COMPANY owlipg the, machine and
cH.tomcr... The revolving eigar, cutters are
t K. t San. thing As runleIt" wheel excent
Of ciGars,in addition 70 giving opportunities
for gambling. SO with the racing marhines
which certain soyors metal here: maIst
tns tnSr" is 70 IT, toll. 10 horss run around
money on the horse that leads at he end wins
In the interior Of the state. where these me-
sn much ss Ncn ar, " not
men have taken advantage Of tho diminuton
hSr n In sao to sa Stt1 sn
fnIo. ttirs, and Syracuse. taiiors. furniture
mon. c"n dealers. Erorcrs. and others. have
IIn0 les. than '.rI.s 4 tailor rgrees with
hi. customers to form a cllb Of A'ty mon.
vS aH"f ne wns sn Esry pay
II" winning number get, a suit Fl clothes
sya "v,ry on" suit Of, eia.hes' Ai Il no no
l EHI' v"% tho cost, end h M y ols fsss
IT, A. m'n Ia n,s only one alar for his;
coal. sh"oh. hats hams. barrels OF -four and
ether hYu-"hold materials are SUBJECTS, o! sim
liar .ott"rics lhesc INt'errs have become
TING a!aIost all their hon.chold sup lies tnat
way, Tho Fedora! authorities h,Ys prosecuted
nccessIty Tor using the maj : 10 AIRY them on
,p ~. ttH"tismx IN thr r.psrs it Is MT easy
Ioo!2 thu he sells. as no cnn st n higher
r'Ir" ly TIE club sJst"m than for cash. II Isl
comulnauog II the ius;s.lncnt plan with the
Iai!ie.
Land and Improvement companies have he.
gun t" do the sam" hing, Instead Of selling
their houses on tho insiailnent plan, they put
una baton ~ houses and have a weekly or
month d.av.rG, me psn who wins the
GGyet, ypdy who pays until TIE series Ia ex-
inu.t"d .efs - house, The las man rmys at
loa 4 twsc" whit The house T. worth while the
FIRST MAJ ce:s his for almost nothing.
, Lie li'Hfhnco comIsh! = are sing through
the sIreA'"f th's gambling. 4 man VINO has
h"Hn h;rGIHmtd, to bet on cards or on the
turn O! wheel In large Anl6unts may play
ngaIn.fa i!fH Insurance COMPANY A few days
az" onn 81 the companies made A payment al
$sunUp 70 man who had pnt up Re g than
5S'WM rms man got another man whom 10
knew t. insure for he benefit Tho othSr man
iti"d ana he won SaO;auo. IN. premium was
MN, and he medical examine did not know
NJ m"rh about ths mans hsnllh as the man
who bark"i him to die knew ~
AZ ~ gam Ter wa, stSndins ncsr tho urn
WIthth" n..I'. in it at ~ coFn.TGi 1~onty.
thc:" ftc't, Almost all the Gambling houses
IN New nfs ,re r!o,"d" he said; "nutthas the
PROJECTORS tear prosecution or that there ia
any uanEer OF their going TO State prison. but