Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
ABOUT MONTE CARLO.
THE MAN THAT BROKE THE BANK
NEVER LIVED.
Instance. OF Remarkable Rams Of
Luck, Good ana Bad-An Unnuthen-
tcatcd story Analysed : Pat
sheedy's ynIueIess system.
oBoston Herald.)


account of the Extraordinary run OF
lucky experienced by an American girl on
a roulette table at Monte Carlo casino.
The story ran thus. She went there
merely to see the gambling, Of which she
had heard so much, and, becoming ex-
cited. obtained permission from her es-
cort to venture one gold piece, and one
only. II she lost IT, she would play no
more; IL she won, she would play WIN
her winnings until they were gone. she
placed the coin on No. IL. and the turn OF
the wheel was I'm her favor. Her escort
entered into an animated argument with
her TO take what she had gained and 10
be content with her experience. she re-
minded him OF the terms Of their agree
INIT, and while the controversy was go
ing on the croupier gave another turn TO
the wheel. which, when ii stopped, snow
ed the name number as winner. AS ner
money had remained on the table, IL was
Increased thirtyfold. Again urged TO re-
move her gains and to cease playing, she
became angry. and left the money on the
same number with the intention OF
losing it. Once more the ball stopped In
10. and her single gold piece had Increased
to a little fortune. which she was at
length prevailed upon TO pocket.
law of limit, or maximum, which prevail
in Monaco make 1t impossible to do any
thing of the kind thus outlined. No single
bet IS ever accepted at Monte Carlo that
can possibly win more than the maxi
mum, and no unused money is allowed TO
remain on either of the two "tableaux'
which make up roulette table. IL the
surpus-that is 20 say. the money not
actually belts not taken away by the
player II will be raked into the bank
by croupier.
At the gambling game Of Monte Carlo,
roulette, the lowest sum one may bet Is
s francs, and the maximum may be aimed
at in several different ways, where one
has time to do so, which is very seldom,
however 1t matters not, though. how
many or how few stakes one puts down,
there is a positive limit to the amount
of each as only this maximum Will be
paid by the establishment. The Amerl-
can girl placed her gold on No. L. This
means that she bet zen plein." on one OF
the thirty-six numbers, and where, II you
win, as it appears she did, you are paid
thirty-fve times your stake. The small
est gold coin is a 5-franc piece, the largest
is 100 francs. But 1t is not permitted TO
stake 5-franc gold piece on account OF
its small size. This is true. too. OF
lO-franc gold piece, but the croupier will
ingly gives you silver coins for such gold
coins. AS this American girl staked
gold, her coin was worth 20 francs or
more. We will suppose 1t was 2o-franc
piece-that is to say, louis.
1t is not alone the value Of the coin.
1t Is the maximum we must bear In
mind. With her one louis she gained
IS more louis, and the statement Is she
left these Sc pieces on No. Ii. Then an
other turn commenced. when the wheel
stopped Qt is really the ball, or round.
white marble that stops; the wheei Goes
u II showed the same number as win
ner, and as her money had remained on
the table, 1t was increased thirtyfold."
There is no bet whatever in the game OF
roulette which increases thirtyfold. The
only possible win of a single bet is thirty
five times zen pleln.'' seventeen times
ga cheval," eleven times "transversale
a trois," "eight times carre," eight times
for the "quaetre premiers," five times for
a "transversale SIX" two times for
either at the "bas de COLONIES" or on
"douzaine," one half for one on ''deux
COLONIES" or on "deux douzaines." and
equal for the red or black for odd or even,
or for over or under No. 1
So much established, it follows that.
inasmuch as the first turn OF wheel
and stop of ball were in this girls favor,
she had won-20x35-7O0 francs. The pay
ing croupier for her side OF the Ia
bleau," that is TO say, the end or the
table where she was playing-there are
two paying croupiers for each ia
bleau"-would at once have paid over
that amount by stacking thrty-fve gold
coins on her coin, and so, If she had
really left II all on the table, there would
have been thirty-slx louis lying zen
INNsN
there. for the inspector never permits
any sum beyond the correct amount
that is to say, the amount which may
possibly win the maximum-to remain
The only exception to this rule Is where
the player throws down bank-note Tor
500 to 1000 francs, and then he or she
must declare how much Of Ii Is bet, ana
the sum thus announced IS repeated loud
", so that everybody can hear, by
paying croupier and by an inspector.
Admitted, however that this rule may
have been neglected in this one instance
an employee who breaks single rule at
Monte Carlo is discharged at once, and
there is no exception to this law-this
American girl would, when the wheel
stopped" the second time, and inasmuch
as all her money was on No. il, which
won again, have won $500 francs, as
thirty-hve times 40 francs would be
that amount. That, however Is far In
excess of the maximum, and, as mat
ter Of fact, she did not bet any more
than $50 francs, no matter how much
money she had on the table, for thirty
five times $50 francs makes $3.50 francs,
and $500 francs is the maximum posi-
BILE win on a single bet at roulette in the
Casino Of Monte Carlo. / do not believe
she was allowed TO let all her money re-
main on No. IL, but suppose the rule
was broken at this particular time; IL
No. IL won she would be paid only the
banks maximum-that is TO say, $500
francs, and If she had lost the croupier
would have raked in only her largest pos
sible bet-that is to say, louis.
That she won twice and was paid IS for
each time, up TO the maximum, is not
denied; her money, after the second
turn" would therefore, amount to 80
louis plus the 3l5 louis just won, or
total OF 1000 francs Again, so we are In
formed, she permitted all this TO lie on
the table, betting II on the same number.
But / repeat 1t, she would not have been
allowed to have so much on No. IL, for II
Is the rule that the tables must be Kept
cleared of as clearly as possible between
each spin OF the ball, so that there may
be no confusion as TO bets, or where
money belongs. Moreover. she would most
likely. have been paid this second win
in paper money. The croupler would not
have asked the girl whether she wanted
gold or paper; he would have handed her
or pushed over 10 her the total OF her
second winnings In bank notes of 800 or
1000 francs each, plus three 10O-franc bills,
as French paper money is as good as gold