The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
STORIES OF MONTE CARLO.
TIE M.iy THIT BROkE THE BdNh
MEYER LITED.
instance, or Remarkable RIMS OF L"cS' 5000
and Rad-An UnRuIhentIcatcd story Anal
,yed-Pnt sheedS's Iniueiess system Tor
shaking Modest Days Wages Explained.

1p.tasoes or Remarkable Runs or LUCK 5000
and RAd-An unRutheniicatcd story hn"'-
,rsd-Pat sherdS's Nniueiess system Tor
Making Modest DAS's Wages Explained
Prom the Boston Herald.
Tbere was either a misstntcment or n mis-
und erstnnding in n recently phbHshcu account
nj mo extraordinary run OF luck experienced
nv an American elrl on n roulette table at Monte
carlo Casino, Iuc story ran thus; she went
,bcre merely TO see the gambling, of which she
had heard so much. and becoming excited. o.
tanned prrmission from her escort To venture
one gold piece and ono only. il she lost II, $40
would play no more; II she won, ahc would
,lny with her winnings until they were gohc.
She placed the coin on No. -, and the turn OF
the wheel was in her favor. Her escort eli
tered into AN animated argument with her To
fake what She had gained and to be content
with her experience. Sac reminded him oil tic
.erms OF their agreement, and while IN" eontro'
ycrsy was going on the cruupicr gave another
turn to tho wheel, which, when it stopped,
showed tho same lumber as winner. As her
money had remained on tho table, IL was in.
creased thirty fold. Again urged 10 remove
her gains and 10 cease playing, she became an
CRY, and left the money on the same number
with .hc intention of losing 1t, Once more tho
ball stopped in -, and her single gold piece
had increased to II little fortune, which she
was at length prevailed upon 10 pocket.
The rules Of play and the memorable law Of
limit, or maximum, which prevail in Monaco
make II impossible to do anything Of the kind
thus outlined. No single bet is ever accepted
at Monte Carlo that can possibly win moro
than the maximum. and no unused money is
allowed to remain OH either of tho two tab
| leaux' which make up n roulette table. II the
| surulus-that is to say, the money not actually
i b,t. Ia mi flkpn nWuN hy fll nluNnr il Will
be raked into the bank" by a croupier.
At the gambling game Of Monte Carlo. rou-
| lette, the lowest sum one may bet is b francs,
| and the maximum may be aimed at in several
| different ways, where one has timo to do so,
| which is very seldom, however. 1t matters
| not, though, how many or how few stakes one
puts down. there is q positive limit TO the
amount of each, as only this maximum will be
paid by the establishment. The American girl
placed her gold coin on No. 10. This means that
she bet zen plcin" on one Of the tiiirty-siS num-
hers, and where, il you win, as it appears she
did. you are paid thirty-hvc times your stake.
The smallest gold coin is a 5-franc piece. the
largest Is 100 francs. But it is not permitted
TO stake q 5.franc gold piece on account Of its
small size. This is true, too. of a lO-frano gold
piece; but the croupier willingly gives you sill
yer coins for such gold coins. Is this Au.cri-
fran f1nnd girl ., i moSst g gTs ;w her sr e0!@ vas 4 w MSTt u 90 90
franc piece; that is to say. a louis.
1t Is not alone the value of the coin. 1t is
the maximum we must bear in mind. With
her one :ouis she gained thirty-iyo more louis,
menced. when the wheel stopped lit is really
wheel does notl it showed the same number as
winner wiz tab,a ana &c as her MONEY 1onnae had remained eI 3 Tl on
vs. shi R8 i GSs %aste ehirty n tne f fs@s on Hy T Possibis
win Of a single bet is thirty-hvo times zen
times "transversale a. trois,' eight times
SarreY " eight times for the ,~''quaetre ,premiers,'
for either at the has de colonies" or on q "dou-
zaine, one;half for one on "deux colonies or
lon 'deuN douzaines," and equal for the red or
|S s!sef Is. for odd or 'ven' or for over or under
So much established. it follows that, mas.
were were in this girls favor. she had won 2ox35-
100 francs, The paying %croupier for her. side
Of the "5ahleau" that is to say. the end of the
table where she was playtng-thcro are TWO
paying c%roupier$ Tor each "tableau". would
a. one have paid over thai amount by stack,
she lad really LEFT l. all on the table. there
wond have been 36 louis lying ZEN plein' or
spector never Sst permits eTni sS any 80" sum hey beyond lS' the heU corr or.
ma possibly win the maximuru-to remain.
me only exception 20 this rule IL where the play.
er throws down u bank note for 500 or 1000
francs, and then he or she must declare how
AHS VI u. u btl, btl't INC sum tDlo uNlOuDC6u
y repeated loudly, so that everybody can hear.
's A e paiy,nSS GbPo orsSrr and d. oy an an in n,I1, tor ,,r.
been neglected. In his one instance"an EN-.
ployee who breaks a single rule al Monte Carlo
Is discharged at once. and there il no exception
70 this law-this american eirl would. when
the wheel stopped the second time. and in.
asmuch as all her money was on No. 13. which
1ron again. have won $4,000 francs. as thirty.
Aye times 72O francs would be that amount.
That, however. Is far in excess of the maximum,
and, as a matter. of fact, she did not bet any
. uOT nan - nm M 4 hnNV TDtrph
times $50 francs make, $500 francs, and $500
gle bet ut roulette in the Casino OF Monte Carlo.
! 40 not believe sh9 WAS allowed to let all her
moae S,d remain y, on No; u, but SUPPOSE The rule
won sue would be paid only the banks MAY
mum, that is 10 say. $50" francs, and if she
her largest possible bet, that Is to say, o louis.
mat she won twice and was paid 50 for |
her money, after the second turn" would
therefore, amount 10 36 louis plus The $40 louis
Just won. or a total of 1920 francs. Again,
30 we are Informed, she permitted all this to lie
On me table. betting it on, the same number.
hGt: repeat ii, she would not have been al
RUE mat tho tables must be kept cleared off as
Sieanly as possible between each spin OF the
or where money belongs. M,rooyer. she would
most hkesy, have been paid this second win in
sskei i the Eiirl t wsot fr9nI s6e wSmtd not @o)d sao o9
PAPER; he would have handed her or pushed
SveT 10 her the total of her second winnings in
pahKhotes OF 800 or 1000 francs each, plus
three l%09'franc, bills, as French paper money
Ia as good as gold throughout Europe.
ana even II the inspector permitted her to
,cave all her money that third time on the Same
number with the intention OF losing It" be.
Iause she was angry. she could not possibly
,9Se y all by any single. push OF wheel or spin
"d bal: Betting zen plein." as she was, She
loud lose no more than o louis, or IOs francs;
IN, rne e even II she had moved 1t all on to one OF
one only, on the rcd. for instance, and red had
won, she would not have been paid the full
Saount Of, 1920 francs that she now had on
nlaannd; and had betted, so TO speak, as that was
~ francs over the maximum. N summing
a1nerican girl won on - three times in success
Fun we easily arrive at the total amount of
Lr handsome little fortune which She was at
stated thus: ~ may W
W. ~ hrst net or 20 francs. ........, 700 francs
W." WI ~ = conc bet OF $50 francs. ......, q, 900 francs
y III 'hiru bet OF $50 francs. .......... d, 300 fraucs
To,, ---
o 'u Is, 800 francs
, VI course, $500 Is quito n nice Little for.
tunc 70 pocket at Monte Carlo. but what an
,nHbSieniucahl sum 1t Is to the over 8l3s OOO
%nIch some OF US saw an American boy win In
a. afternoons nj that same earthly nara.
"sc IA lew yeurs bnpl.- Uarry n.nu,sl