The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-17
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- casino. as one iooh9 "
'es ssrS;nary Jn rook-village Oh hoqSMg- qM
%;nh oil the mountain sl9e' ~
be, n,sn I"use rises i'll the middle dls-
nc > nnmaudinG from afar the rich
te, which its master sways.
itoIy "aco Casino is u marvel OF ad-
he M?maV Mon" excellence. 1t gives direct
ristrau,t 10 some eighteen. hundred
fploymcnru csnorupting downward from. the
sons, GU tbe inspectors, the chefs dc
,sfo.lss ~ Tcroupiers. the gardeners, the
De, tpo ,be sweepers; but indirect
men aIu aore are dependent upon NJ.
nhD, cbicfs of the administrator
' gren gsnc his right hand man, M.
bla"e, "Pe,ornier, and the other heads
Qfges,ments.-are never seen In the
IdeIa.' rooms. where the supreme
1gbllDg Is NJ. Soudrille, the sous,di-
IhonS ion The chiefs arrive at the
<{eof un un1soticed by the crowds who
'auo III, drift in and out, and they
uEinustIc upstairs TO the oiiices on
~ qui'a aonr the attendants sa luting
nrS. .noetlv. Round the Casino is
eG;,asrable. G,,bl if unostentatious, DIS
fopsar"t torce. for there arc those VINO
~ .. .,a Gardens and patrol them con
-ntly. fremen ever Il =,
e%S.aa,afion eSa or AID the ponce; sud la
= III .Sont the entrance otner 'lnitorneu
i..ro sr who keenly scrutlnze each iace
E ~ Kaleidoscope crowds thet come
~ Three or four Engllsh and
g. detcctives always hang about
= aUU,iill aDUo,etically the Casino is a club
ladies' and gentlemen are invited
''er ' themselves without subscrip-
a%sS; apaS;ss and gentlemen, that is, who
.;,;no the Riveria for pleasure;
V a.;yes of Monaco. as well as all
nasncsoed nav in business in the De
ose uns ~ the Alpes Maritimes, are
i.tnVnd .pI nndm;ssiou TO the rooms, though
llea ,ar visit the theater, and the
q: % rooms Actually, admission IS
.a,nS .a,aS 10 any moderately well-dressed
sn. las vho can produce visiting card.
\. ,,re that the door keepers some
enforce capricious sumptuary reg
|uss .s The late Lord Salisbury was
-,s refused admission as he absent
.;rdedly wished to have. look at the
.omsn when wearing knlckerooSker,s.
|.vsral I Englishmen were rutnlessly
M out because they wore oro"n
<f <1,s whom that fashion was stili new
"a month or two ago a weil-knoWn
" l;,h novelist was turned back at
W door because his taste had selected
! %n;nk.striped linen collar.
h. E Srst impression of the gaming
..as dss ars ire curious. and probably widely
.S'u oSarsrt from those the visitor has pre-
~nslv formed. From the large atrlum
,,Na ,Sas's ronsral Longing. waiting and
G rGnt;nr room) one passes Immediately
evnnsS noisclcss swing doors into the
.r;ns saloons. The first impression
of 4 hot and heady air, heavy with
imam breath and many perfumes I'm
,ersp rooms stretch away TO n great
islauee. and as these splendid saloons
a heavily eIlded. one seems 10 be
,oking at the picture through SHIN
lsinc gauze of golddust.
Game and the Croupier.
DATED about the floor are many
,rcc' creen-baize tables. each sur.
mmnded by people, the first rank of
Isteen seated others standing behind
hem, four deep in the height of the
,ason There is hardly any noise.
hsything is muffied, constantly
roken by the clear voices of the crou-
ien and the clink OF gold and silver
D the metal rakes scoop in the money.
\ excitement. Glamour, visible emotion
tre is none. Yet the assemblage is
highly nervous one. Should n player
be suddenly and throw his chair to
he ground, there is a wave of excite
mt, and every one not too earnestly
ngagcd in play runs to see what has
appened. Always there is present the
bought that there may be quarrel.
suicide, yet many players have fire.
uented the rooms for years and have
esn nothing more exciting than a hrlcf
larrel between two players over
isputed stake
Many absurd legends have been set
aoat about the roulette wheel. and the
ffeacics Of lis construction; but, in
~ it is the simplest piece of mech
I'm Imaginable. Ii is simply cyl
'scr Of sheet copper, carefully bal
Fced and strengthened with metal
ends, revolving on an upright pivot
steel, So finely is the wheel adj
usted on the pivot. that it will spin
ound with the lightest touch, and will
oniinue spinning for some five min
yes If il be not stopped. In actual
hy very slight impulse is given by
De croupier TO the wheel, which is
fopped by his hand as soon as the ball
ns fallen into one of the divisions,
. spin The ball. stop it, pay the
nkes and rake in the money lost,
axes on the average one minute. so
nat there arc fifty or sixty spins of
oe wheel each hour.
tne croupicrs who work the wheels
va pay the stakes are among the most
nNrestlng men IN the rooms, They are
eru OF 1alr education, must have lived
~ year IN Monaco before they can
4 4 employed, and they must have all
"a, et qualities Of first rate bank clerk
.hn imperturbablc good temper thrown
I, for Six months at least before they
''ppesr in the rooms they have to un-
EIgo strict training in the school
" eroupleEs which is held in the sum.
'l.s 5si months in the room of the fencing
.no, down by the pigeon-shooting
hhuund; Hero are tables like those in
'nls public rooms. and while some of
nv Farmers take turns 10 represent the
Iuphe' and stake metal discs 10 imi-
'.~ ,.. money all over the table, Others
cronpicrs, spin the wheel, and
iSs % IN money, or pay out winnings as
"s ease may be.
an ordinary croupicr receives 9s a
isig1'u; no ~ dealer at trente ct quaranto
~ VI The work is light, though il
5Isn~ ,In y great demand on the atten.
;1n nm DIX hours a day are the work.
~ +ssh nours' in two spells Of three hours
M, WIN twenty minutes rest in each
ssse se aonrs. AS six croupiers are nee
nay Oor. 70 work each table, seven re
@ @'ns. themselves daily. the seventh
,,Ss nd. duty being to relieve his com
hora Que by one, so that each may
se'c MS rest Cnmnnrnfirclu small N,