The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
THE RACE GAME
AND ONE IDEA OF IT

The New York Journal has the
following to say regarding the play:
The intention of this newspaper is
to stop public racetrack gambling if
it can. We believe that the men who
bet on the races would be the first to
vote to stop the betting. These that
bet and lose-for all except swind-
lers lose in the end-know better
than anybody else what a swindle
the betting ring is, what crime it
is against decencT what an outrage
it is that few rich men should
amuse themselves by violation of
the law and the making of criminals.
While waiting for the action of the
people to do away with racetrack
gambling entirely, we think it worth
while to talk occasionally to the
men that gamble.
The racetracks have been open
now a certain number of weeks.
If you bet on the races, how much
have you actually made? How much
time have you spent in poolrooms or
at the racetrack? How much are
you actually ahead in money, in NOR
ais and in self-control?
If you had given as much thought
to making money legitimately as you
have given to losing money on the
track, how far ahead would you be?
Here is a thing for racetrack
gam blers to think about:
A certain number of men go to
the track every day, and certain
amount of money goes with them.
The fools that bet take their mon
ey, and the bookmakers take theirs,
but a good deal less than is taken
by the fools.
You all know that no more money
can come back from the racetrack
than the amount of money that is
taken out to the track.
Ten thousand men go to the track
professional blacklegs, bookmak-
ers, touts, foolish gamblers, Grimm
ais, etc.
They take certain amount of
money with them, and that is all the
money that can be brought back.
Where can there be any actual
MAXI ing of money there?
1t is simply a case of dog eat
dog 1t is simply case of the fools
taking out their money and the cum
ming criminals bringing it back
L
ness they may come out of the bust
ness with more money than they took
in. They have a chance.
If three or four courageous,
thoughtful men go out to look for
mines, they may fail, but they have
at least chance to bring back more
money than they took out with them
But when collection of human
beings go to the racetrack, they
simply take certain amount of mon
ey along, and that is all that can
possibly come back. Not all of ii
comes back, of course, because the
gullible public leaves a certain
amount for admission money, and
this is what makes men that own
racetracks rich.
The betting fools give first OF all
to the gambling barons that own the
track by paying at the gate. Then
they give to the various men that
sell whiskey and other racetrack ac-
cessories. And then they give the
biggest part of all to the bookmakers
What do they get? What chance
have they of getting anything?
Mr.. Racetrack Gambler, If any
body asked you to go into business
with the certainty that you would
come out with less money than you
put in, would you pay any attention
to him?
Why do you go a racetrack
knowing that you and your fellows,
the gambling public, are bound to
bring out less than you took in?
You can't win at it, it wastes your
time. The effort and thought you
put on it would make you successful
elsewhere. Give it up.
You will be glad if you take this
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