The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-01
GAMES CEASE
At MIDNIGHT


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curing the paimy days characterized
gambling in Reno. have been unknown
OF late, Such poker games as that in
played for two consecutive days and
nights, one giving 10 the other a check
1or szs.OO0 IN payment of his loss-Or
the bet OF local merchant of $40 on a
roulette number. watch brought him
Sss5OV in Il minutes, or that play of
announcer local man who after playing
roulette an one night and facing a loss
OF stOO placed nundred-dOllar bill on
number p and won. and leaving il on
thatlSa number with another turn OF
me the wheel. won again. netting him
No such Plays Now.
Such plays have not marked the lat
Ter days OF Reno's gambling life. al
though there have been many Individual
instances OF large winning. as well as
losses.
The new law reading "from and after
october l, 1910" opened considerable ar
sufnent as 20 whether or not the meas
nre was operative at midnight Friday,
september 80, or Saturday night Sher-
III kerrei. after conferences with lead
ing attorneys. put the former cOnstruc-
ton upon its intent, and declared that
no gambling should go on after Friday
midnight
Besides all past quarterly licenses ex-
pire at that hour. AS a school election
will take place on Saturday necessitat-
Ing closing of all saloons without which
gambling is very limited, thus leaving
but six hours that night remaining for
operation OF the games, the five largest
gambling houses decided 10 make no ell
Tort 10 keep open house that brief time,
but closed for good Friday midnight
The others fell into line.
The uprOaF is coming from the resi-
dents who entertain deliberately at cards
and find pleasure in the giving and
receiving OF prizes or ''favors," for
Reno women are enthusiastic card
With the hour CT midnight IS games
stopped and about $500 per
month was cut off from the income OF
the city and county. some OF the sa-
looms conducted with gambling houses
viii continue. but within a month bust
ness houses VIII supplant many % these
resorts which have made Commercial
Row famous for years.
Qaiehy Leaving.
Many OF the gamblers employed as
dealers, crouplers, watchers and
boosters" have already LETT the city for
New York and elsewhere. The shift
from a. N. TO a. m, known as the
dog watch or graveyard SHIFT" was
abandoned last week for the first time
IN local history
Reports from all other sections Of
the state where large gambling houses
are conducted are 10 the effect that
similar situation exists there. They
have decided that probabilities OF Sc
cnring d repeal OF the new law are SO
remote that the enormous expense Of
continuing the fight will not be jus
titled
Friday night is destined TO be mem
orable in the history of this city. II
is reported that during these final
hours, the prOprietors allowed all
women 10 enter their establishments
and mingle with the banker the mer-
chant. the clerk, the miner, the Chinese
and the Indian. the rich and poor, old
and young. VINO make up the usual
gatherings there. and play as strong
as they liked. In view of this parties
OF society women. including many of
the fashionable members of the divorce
colony. some Of whom have been in
veJerate gamblers through male
friends. had the time of their lives"
when they enlivened the momentous
occasion and gave color to the pie
turesque scene, as the roulette ball
dropped. the faro card turned. the dice
made its roll on the crap table for the
last time in Nevada.
Determined Struggle.
The struggle against legalized gam
bling in this state has been as deter
mined as IL has been remarkable, and
Obstinacy has characterized every move
upon either side. eliminating in a
desperate last fight 10 a finish for SUI
premacy, Ia which, as in other states,
the gambler lost out.
Gradually had the goddess Of fortune