Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-30
\ Paradise of Gamblers.

open gambling has been conducted
50 long in Albuquerque hat it ha,
been regarded as much a feature of
the towns life as any other business
establishment. Even those ciu1sls
who have not looked on ii as exactly
good for the towns moral life hitherto
have not concerned themselves about
II especially. Gambling brought in
tourists. visitors and outsiders with
money, and those who felt "A rev
dualmy Of conscience comforted
themselves with the reflection that il
was conducted in a perfectly Ieglli-
mate" manner, al games being guard
ed by the city authorities, n that p
was better for the town to get the
surplus coin of outsiders than for 10
to go elsewhere. Besides, gambling
furnished a revenue for the city. The
city got something like $4,000 "a year
for not meddling too much with gam
bling affairs.
50 Albuquerque has been a perfect
paradise Of gamblers. Her man
street is a great white way of cleo
trio signs flashing out the words
keno Tonight" Roulette" and
Faro" in the same manner that ho-
tells and restaurants advertise their
business in he east. on both sides
OF the main street. In the shopping
district and business center Ot the
city. these temples of chance are
clustered thickly. Offering to the man
who wants ACTION anything he may
desire in the way OF faro, roulette
poker. keno. monte, craps or other
favored games.
Albuquerque has a population or
1900 To amuse these $4,000 re1pie
and their visitors there are 20 gam
Hing resorts running wide open day
- nfwNs Al 1a4Ef NOn games or
chance Of different kinds are cdntln-
ually I'm operation in these - gam
bling houses, and q man with money
can get access to any Of them any
hour OF the "A simply by walking IN
The front door. Approximately IS pei
cent OF the population of the town IS
engaged IN the gambling business
\ Busincss OF si5.OO0.0c0 Ncari'.
1t Is estimated that more thar Sl5,-
0oo. oae passes over the table of green
cloth every year-this in a town OF
only 10000 inhabitants The amount
Of money taken in by the gamhl. fs
OF Albuquerque's Is resorts IS go
times greater than the entire whole
sale and retail dry goods business of
The town. The investments Jon tdf
and gambling fixtures exceed 81 hu'-
900. twice as much as f. invested
any other ENTERPRISE iu the city
e~aiaries of the employees of the ,tsi-
on. resorts. the card and game ft
ucriS and the table runners f'r".li'
TO more than a million dollars d year
II the kind Of mar known as % reai
snort signifies his intention 30 trying
40 break the bank. oil be has tn 90
Is TO nod his head and he can go me
limit.
Though this free and unlimited
nroyidine 81 an kind of sport mas
ruined many. those who l"'. SOC
fered have NOT been the proprief.r-
The owners of the games hHte aD
made fortunes The man wA" "Nns
the largest house IN town N"ni l'
buouerque penuiless lt b. SAID N
PLAYED a violin in the streets So"
~ owns several business blocks Ihr
rr,prietor o. another gambii-e
i~shfshment was a mining prn-
seeking "a Grub stake a Few year- ago.
Now ne owns q good norton ni iat
town. Srui another. whn was Doing
sued right and left for debts i- nuH
worth almost a million. And sun
There are others and others "h" Hafe
made fortunes.
Why the lid Goo- On
Ns~ Mexico vents 90 be ID state
ana Albugas @ has been the loud
g.. bowler for statehood ~ nl Sew
Mexico towns. but Nen Mer.'
f sasnr hrr.rif aftaecther worthy
fo AID d ueu star 90 Inc.e rt"
l.r..r .n account 81 tfr
cru rlieh she has htrhnird tn
town. The uuH flfe
~ citizens o. A'lqttf-