The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-18
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Professional gambling from a BUSH
ness standpoint is, considering the
outlay, perhaps tE2 most profitable &C.
cupation in the world. The initial ex-
expense, however, is great. The
equipment of first class house with
fine paraphernalia means an expendi-
ture of thousands of dollars and
continual expense amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars daily. The va
rious items to be considered are the
expenses of rent, wages, light and
supplies, besides the we'll stocked buff
fet and the fine lunches served free
to their patrons by the best houses.
An intelligent business man who
stops to consider the problem for
moment must realize that this outlay
could not possibly be met with the
percentage of play on an equal basis
and that the only possible solution of
the problem must be that the banker
or operator must have complete con-
troll of the game at all times, thereby
insuring protection and profit to the
house. To accomplish this, expert
mechanics and electricians are en-
pIoyed to perfect and manufacture
skilful devices that are noiseless and
invisible in their operation and so
constructed that they are impossible
o. detection. From years of careful
study at home and abroad it has been
proven conclusively that no game OF
chance exists that cannot by; electri-
cal or mechanical power be made to
answer the control of the operator at
will.
Roulette, supposed to be machine
impossible to cOntrOl-in connection
with which, in fact, control is suppos-
ed to be unnecessary, as the percent
age is largely: in favor of the house
is played heavily and in preference
to any other on account of this sup
position. But such is not the case,
as high grade wheels are equipped
with electrical and mechanical de.
vices controlling the ball at any par;
ticular point.
t. In games of chance using dice par
ticular attention is given to details,
as these game are known to the aver
age player to sometimes be fixed, and
he has the privilege Of inspection at
any time or to call for new dice
Loaded dice are manufactured to any
desired combination, and by boring,
weighing and by filling in with heated
composition appear natural in weight,
roll and appearance, and even cellu-
loid dice, which are transparent,
bear close scrutiny without detection,
In the hands of an experienced
player they can be manipulated for
any desired number, and the chances
o. an inexperienced player winning
are very slight. In large dice games
electric power is used; this is created
by batteries feeding magnets SO pow
erful shat they act through any thick
ness OF cloth, paper or wood. The cur
rent is controlled by the operator by
the use of rubber bulb or push but
ton placed under foot, and by throw
ing these metal loaded dice over the
magnetized surface he can beat any
throw his opponent might make. The
batteries used are generally secreted
urder the table and weigh sometimes
forty or fifty pounds.
Poker is game that offers unlimit-
ed opportunity for the use OF various
devices and methods Of manipulation;
IN fact, they are too numerous to
mention. BY the following means
the gambler artfully controls the cards
and 10 IN position to invariably win