Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-24
HOW TO GAMBLE AND WIN.
Some Prize Recipes For Beating the
Other Fellows Game.

\ small pamphlet that came into
Baltimore by mail several days ago
tells an interesting story. 1t is an add
Vertisrthent of firm in q Western
city hat sells devices 10 cheat and de-
fraud gamblers out of their money.
ard sometimes, as experience has
taught. out of somebody c!Se'S money.
Ne pretenSe is made to hide the pur-
pose of the articles offered for sale.
and the mysteries of loaded dice.
marked cards. SHIPPERS ring shin
crs' and other things unknown 10 the
ordinary individual are clearly eX-
plaircd. one of the unique frauds is
4 magnet tn attract certain sides OF
the dice the magnet being placed un-
der a bar or table and attracting
through the wood The pamphlet and
the letter which accompanied it fur
nish startling proof Of the crooked
methods used by some veteran gam
blers.
Every man who loses at dice or
cards, in places where such games are
played, is wont to attribute his loss to
had luck In the hope of recouping
he generally plays himself into debt
Finally he is in a position where it is
impossible IL eXtricate himself and
another life is ruined. These truisms
are rehearsals in this stony in order
that the expose ri just how little the
element Of luck" or Iack Of skill has
to do with losses in many games may
lie made emphatic
The circular letter describes Il set of
crooked dice. whose merits ar more
full set out in the pamphlct. The let
te" SAYS:
'Nhnn using this set of dice all You
ha>'r 70 do is to start Il game let
everybody shoot them and shoot them
Yourself when it comes your turn. but
oi course lc not shoot ing money
'falC' all the bets You can and BET
that ther viii not pass come OF
make their Joints and you will have
no trouble III getting the money.
In explaining the advantages that
the firm has ia preparing the described
articles the pamphlet SAYS
our facilities for making dice are
I'M eludltd. cur machinery is perfect
We employ II" girls, boys or children
but men ~ ho have had .-ears of cX-
perience in gambling, both on the out
SIDE ana inside Such people alone
are fit to judge dice work, for their
knowledge has been gained III the hard
school of experience
ON another page the company eX
plains that il does not use quicksilver
III making crooked dice, for the rea
son that it will work through tha
pores and blacken the sides. The
mercury" 1t says, lis also liable to eN-
pand and fall out at any time and
queer your game or get YOU in trou-
biz. The preparations used in the
loaded dice Offered for same are given
along with instructions as Ia how they
should he used.
Free Instructions on how Ia win
with fair dice will be sent With every
orde. amounting tn 81. The purchaser
Will also be told how to tell whether
dice are loaded or fair" the last word
being used To denote good dice This
information is asserted To I've invalua :
bio, for, no matter how wise. you IRE
yOu Will find things here Gin the pam
phlnD that YOU have never before
heard Of"
The pamphlet is sprinkled with terse
notices printed in red. This is one OF
| them:
at is not tho amount won but the
amount saved that makes a gambler
| successful
| There is Il set of loaded dice know
rs Gran SCvcns," which has special
purposes. OF them it is said: "Pu,
them in the game and have them stay
| They will do the rest" There is an
other set which will, it is set forth
get he money almost as fast as the
| other, and are used in preference by
| many smart gamblers
There are Il number of different set.
of dice described, each having its par
| ticular use. being loaded to accomplish
| certain plays. one set is 'buoSted'' il
this manner:
Here is {. new one. One dice is fail
and can be broken open in front of tn,
players. while one dice is fixed Thi
is ii great advantage. for. by having
private mark on the fair diee. il is
very easy matter to pick il out and lie
tue players break it open. Every poin
SHOWS up. and wise people will nevc
kh"" what they are getting
few pages over this advice is civ
eli.
lie a gentleman while gambling
| io'it'iiNf'7 mar W III many NoiiaFS.
Opposite the above instruction i
: this:
Always make "a sucker think he i
getting the best Of it,
Under the caption TRANSPARENT Die
Work." it is shown how Loaded die
that are transparent are made NJ
Their use is advocated because 9TH
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