Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
TRICKS AT MONTE CARLO.
Dodges Resorted To In Order to Prevent
BIC Winnings

A typical row at the Casino comes in the
nick 81 time rs "a postscript to the yearly
balance published by the keepers OF the
notorious gam bing-den something like
gao dividend for every 800 share). and a
correspondent of the s.. flames Gazette
takes 1t as the earliest opportunity Of ex-
hIbitlng a few of the ways of the place.
This is the official version of the row and
its cause:
Two players had been caught expert
meutIng with success IN a simple and III
genious way of giving the chance a
chance" While one of them was putting
50-franc notes on squares or SKIES" the
other. standing right behind the paying
croupiers. had contrived TO slip two or
three l.000-franc notes underneath the 30
franc, one each time the ball had favored
his confederato's stake. Tho crouplers.
busy paving and scooping the stakes, did
not notice the dodge at first, but feeling
there was something wrong, established "a
watch, with the result that the culprlt5
were caught in the act.
As matter of course, payment was re-
fused, words and blows ensued. and with
the aid of the chuCkers-out the men were
elected and arrested. Well, ANYBODY who
knows the ms and outs of the place Will
take this version with several grains Of
salt.
That Monte Carlo swarms with unprincl-
pied ruffians nobody will deny. but the
organization OF the p1r'ie precludeS all
possibility of such childish tricks as the
one above. WHAT with eight croupiers at
every table. the chef DE- partle. the lnspec-
tors. the detectives, and the losing PLAYERS.
there are too many ives on each stake to
admit even its probability.
The fact is that nobody Is allowed to
win largely, and that in cases OF extraordl-
nary luck the administration knows what
precautions to take. First of all, the Ca
sino being IN a way a club a card of adj
mlttance IS necessary: this card must be
renewed every day and may be refused to
an unpleasant punter without giving him
auv reason for II. But there are
other ways of getting rid of obstinate
winners there IS a regular squad of agents
pyOUOcataTs. whose mode of operation IL
very simple. They pick q quarrel over q
stake with the man pointed out 10 them,
and as they are not IN tue least particular
about epithets or blows, whether taken or
given, row begins. smiling inspector
comes up with reinforcement, invites you
politely 10 come with him, and gets you
ont Of the precincts of the place.
There he explains that, although he has
no doubt you were in the right. the rule
of the place Is not 10 readmit those who
have been the cause of row; and there
You are. Qusrrels about stakes are always
plentiful at Monte Carlo. and very often
they are genuiue in some cases, especial
lv when the stakes are small and on sin gle
chances. the administration paws both
claimants. and keeps an eye on both If un-
known.
For there is whole army Of ruined
gamblers hanging around the place. known
TO everybody IN 1t, and exercising the pro-
fession of so-called orphan pickers "
(caeiiie'Ts Gorphei,ns). An orphan is
stake left by inexperienced novices about
minute longer than II ought 10 be and
kidnapped in the twinkling OF an eye By
otleiiev who has spotted his man. Crou-
piers and inspectors look with benevo-
lent eye on those greenbaize pirates and
generally side with them.