Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-18
RENO THE GAMING CENTER.
A Pacific Monte Carlo TO be Estao-
ished There.

The editor of the Appeal has rec
eived an invitation to visit Reno next
Saturday evening to take part in the
grand opening of the Monte Carlo
establishment in Reno. 1t is called
the Palace and the proprietOrs have
expended nearly a hundred thousand
dollars in placing the establishment on
its feet and making it one of the at
fractions of the growing metropolis.
At first blush we thought there
might be some mistake in the locality.
Reno, we had always looked upon as a
place unalterably opposed to gambling.
The main opposition to Nevada lo.-
terry came from the newspapers Of
Reno who announced over and over
again that they were opposed to the
sinful pastime of making money by
chance, "as a matter Of principle and
that they would never allow anything
so reprehensible to obtain q fOOthOld
in the State of Nevada, much less the
virtuous precincts Of Reno, the home
of all law abiding people and the
sacred Reno University
We have not noticed, however, any
pronounced protest filed against the
establishment Of a Monte Carlo N
Reno, on the part Of any of the mo-
rality news papers of that imaculatN
city.
Instead Of editorial thunders against
the evils Of gambling in the columns Of
these piCUs sheets, We see full paS2
advertisements Of the grand opening
for next Saturday night in which the
public are invited to come and inspec'
the $4,000 bar, the faro tables, all
brand new the electric keno layout
the inlaid roulette wheels, the stud
horse poker games and the short cara
contraptions, all including the --latest
things in gambling divices and to car
the climax ladies are especially invit
ed.
We never figured out what kept tht
piOus newspapers of Reno off the Oper
ing of this great gambling palace I'm
til We turned to the advertising page
and scanned the big page announce
ment of the opening
Few weeks ago the writer was II
Reno and sauntering into one of the1,
palatial gambling resorts, the old IN
clinatiOn of a Comstocker took posses
sion of him and he could not resist tn
inclination to place d few dollars Cl
the speculative side of the establish
ment. He found, however, an III
expected barrier in the way. TIL
tables were so crowded that there wa
no room to edge in any where.
He wandered from one lay out !.
another trying to get a chance to ente
the play but found the tables so mC
nOplized with Reno citizens that theF
was no room for a poor Carson ma
to get in.
The place was packed thicker tia
ever Jim OrndOrffs Delta was in til
flush days Of the old ledge. W
could always get a show to put you
money somewhere in those days at til
Delta, but not so now in Reno.
you want to gamble you must wal
your turn or get in early to seCuT
seat at the games. 1t is simply
crowding, wltering mob Of gamt
sters and every week new house
opened to supply the demand an
long bars are built to quench til
thirst Of the bibulous population.
The Appeal warns the people WI
run these palaces of chance not
forget to keep on advertising. II the
take their advertisements out OF IL
papers, some of the truly piOus ed
tors down there may conclude to rea
some sermons against gambling c
neral grounds as they did whe
they supposed there was a chance fC
State lottery to be establisht
whose headquarters might be in Ca
son instead Of Reno.
Whenever those editors show siSi
Of having a moral spasm, we furth
advise the proprietors of the gamiI
tables to order fresh lot Of job wei
and increase their advertising.
If we thought there would be
chance for a Carson man to get
we would certainly go down, but v
fear that arrivals on the eveniI
train will get there too late to pla
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