The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-05

games can be played by any number of
persons who bet their money against the
dealer In some of their features they are
not unfair. but. by reason Of the fact that
large rewards are onered 10 the player
who patronizes the features where the
odds are largely again INST num- hinr may sames
Gamblers differ in their calculations or
the strength" of these games, but II is
probably conservative TO say that they
are each good for at least 10 per cent TO
the banker; that Is to say, the proprietor
of the gambling house In which one OF
these games is operated Is In the long run
sure TO obtain at least ten cents out OF
each dollar risked on such games wnich
are largely patronized by small FRY play
ers.
Another high percentages gaInbtfng
game to be seen in most of the Seattle
gambling houses is the so-calied DOCK
making wheel This game Is said TO pc
good for as much as IA per cent. TO the
banker as the wheel is ordinarily con-
structed and the device has the further
advantage of being easily altered so as 70
be absolutely sure thing" without the
alteration being noticed by the nonpro-
fessional gambler. Were this wheel pat.
ronized to the same large extent that
other gambling house games are, IL is
said that ii would be the most dangerous
of the whole collection of high percent
age ey-getting devices.
Next In order c OF ItreRg1n preop pos
sibly because so few win at Il, and the
ordinary poker dice game. "klondike
is dangerous because OF Its apparent fair-
ness The player who does not calculate
the odds against which he is playing does
not awake to his danger until the "Klon-
dixie has swallowed UP his last penny.
it may be possible to beat the game. 1t
is only by phenomenal luck.
One Of the Dangerous Games.
There is nothing complicated about
Klondike and any person may learn to
play 1t almost at glance. The player
D L. t.lr ~ hA hs.a nd rurhf ah Is
merely a plain table. and the dealer
makes one throw with five ordinary dice.
Aces count low and skies high. The
player throws against the dealer. II he
beats him. he wins, and vice versa. II
the two shakes are ties the dealer wins.
This is the percentage of the game. Pairs
are shaken for as in poker dice. A shake
without pair is called ''Klondike' a
frost
The poker dice game has the same at
tractive feature Of apparent fairness as
"Klondike" The player places his stake
on the board and makes three throws
with five dice having the privilege of
keeping any pair and shaking to better
1t. just as in the game of poker. The
dealer shakes after the player. The per-
centage of the game. and good round
one II Is. lies in the fact that the dealer
to use his Judgment in '.filling" his hand,
an advantage which any person familiar
with the ordinary dice game will under
stand
gambling house in Seattle. As to the
percentage in favor OF the dealer in the
game, there fs some question, even among
gamblers, but on the whole the verdict
is rather favorable to the game So To- z
as the player confines himself to the
game itself and does not attempt to win
money on new features introduced into
1t since its elevation to the gambling
houses from the levees and alleys 1t IS
said the percentage Is remarkably low,
less than per cent.
The great advantage the game has.
however. is that II is practically with
out limit. that is. the player may bet
in most houses as high as 500 on a single
throw of the dice The player who be-
do, is thereby tempted TO play for big
money. and usually comes to grief al
though in rare instances large winnings
are made by plungers.
A New "sure Thing"
One '.sure-thing" game which is now
which is to be found in but one gambling
place. the White House on Occidental
avenue, near at the corner of Washingi on
street. This is really the notorious pc tcy
game long great favorite In the East
and Middle West especially among the
coiored population.
Being to all intents and purposes lot
terry the player has the usual ttery
chance OF winning--about one In thous-
and. The player who does guess small
proportion of the winning numbers 8
paid from IS TO WV Tor an investment OF
dime and proportionatey for larger
sums The game, 1t Is said. could well
afford, however, TO pay double the prizes
offered, and makes an enormous profit.
The following are the gambling houses
in Seattle. In which. with the full knowl-
edge Of the police. the forbidden high per-
centage games are running:
The Standard Occidental avenue and
Washington street.-The stud-poker ta-
bles two hazard games, one tub game.
one crap game, one bookmaking wheel.
one Klondike game.
The White House. Occidental avenue
and Wash ngton street.-The p1ie am >.
two hazard games. policy wheel. one
crap game.
The Totem. III Dec dental Avenue me
poker game. one hazard game. one book
makers wheel one Klondike game, one
crap game.
The Union Club. Ill Second avenue
south-One crap game. one poker dice
game. one hazard game.
In all these gambling houses are faro
and roulette tables. but in none of them
at thes present tine Is any attempt made
10 encourage the play at these so-called
legitimate games. on the contrary they
are maintained. as is openly admitted
by most of the gamblers. simply to at
tract PLAYERS to the houses. The side
games are relied upon to get the
money"