The times., 1898-06-05

banker and the reason the individual
does not get as wealthy as the bank
would willingly let him is because he
returns again and again TO the table
until every cent is gone. The bank
knows this full well, that all comes
back again into its safe.
The success is also partly due TO the
fact that1he owners of the casino do
not play in person against the gamb-
lers; if on their side the gamblers
wanted To do the same thing as the
company and engage agents to play
for them the chances would then be
equal.
Remember, these bankers or Group
iers do not receive one frame money if
they win, neither is a franc deducted
if they-Iose. Their salary is an estab
Iished and unyaTying affair; therefore
they are Indifferent. That indifference
breeds GOODNESS. does away with all
feverish excitement. II any one tries to
To break the bank they DO not oppose;
If he succeeds they send calmly TO the
office a notice for new funds.
These croupiers play like intelligent
machines, and they win in the long
run, as that kind of men always does,
over the impetuous and excited. The
individual gets crazy with success or
melancholy over loss; he tries every
combination that is suggested TO him
by friend or stranger, listens to all ad
vices, gets mixed UP and plays like
fool.
I was immensely amused over one af-
fair the detectives noticed at the tables.
A Russian was playing, and he evil
IDENTIFY had taken the croupier as a
model. 1t was Sih<rian meeting sibar-
ian when the two icebergs played
against each other. 1t was a regular
combat of rivalry for GOODNESS be-
tween them. The RussIsn played ey-
cry day Just as the clock struck 8, no
sooner or later, he would enter the
rooms, walk quietly to table and
place a 1Oo-fanc gold piece on No. Sc
of the roulette wheel and wait. Wheth-
er he won or lost, he walked out OF
the room as stiff and as cool as block
of ice, as if he had just completed his
daily toll.
Every day of the week he put a 100
franc piece on No. SO as the clock
struck 5 He never played a second
stake the same day.
OF course, he was ahead of the bank,
as usually he would win four times
during the week of seven days. They
| always play on Sunday.
I did one slight piece of detective
work over the tables which was inter
rather strictly, trying to spot a won1-
an whom l wanted to arrest; an old
maid came in and sat down at the ta
BILE She was English and very shy
and alone. 1 turned my attention to
her l fancied she was green, and L
watched her play with an amused m
terest for a moment. She pulled out her
purse, and with hesitation placed a
gold louis on No. %. It was her first
Il
| out all of her senses. / saw she thought
she would never be reinstated into pro-
| priety after that louis dropped on that
| number No % came out and the bank
er paid So louis.
The wheel started again, and once
more % came out The banker paid the
| limit. and then remarked that the sum.
being above the limit, could not remain
| on the carpet. No one moved. Then
| the dozens of hands reached out for
| the money, some carelessly, some Gag
| erly, all with the intent of securing the
| money. BY that time it seemed every
one remembered he really had placed
| a gold louis on No. %. The old maid
| hadn't moved. She was looking on
| with interest at the whole proceeding.
! l quietly stepped to the table and laid
| my hand over the money, at the same
| time calling out to the banker that No.
| p needed investigation. l gave my
word that the English lady had put the
| louis on No. %. The bankers inquired
| of her. and she said quickly that she
had placed the money there, but didn' t
! understand enough of the game to
| know that this heap of money belong
| ed to her.
| She nearly went wild when she found
| it out. but, poor deluded SOUL she got
| so excited that she played the most i'm
| possible combinations and listened to
| every ones advice and in a few days
| she had lost every cent of that cleaning
| pile of gold, with good bit of her own
| small stock of money added.