Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-24
CARLO CASINO
j WORLDS GRAADEST
atf GAMBLING RESORT
thousand Persons i Employed
! 10 Building Gardens Rival
Best in Europe

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Best in Europe
It seems scarcely possible to be
lieve, when standing on the promen
ade at Monte Carlo, overlooking the
harbor, which is generally crowded
with fashionable yachts, and the deeE
blue Mediterranean beyond, that less
than fifty years ago this world-famous
town was completely unknown to the
public. Yet such Is the case.
In those days the Casino, where SC
many fortunes are made and lost, was
yet uIlhHilt, there, was no theatef
where princes and millionaires assem-
BILE together and where the finest ar
lists of the WeYld appear from time
to- time, and It's terraces, gardens and
palm groves, which are today the I'm.
est of the Riyiera, were all lost in the
miles OF vineyards which covered the
spot. But even today vineyards exist
on the high land at the back of the
town. ana through kthe blue haze sot
the atmosphere they help tomake the
town what itsund6 abtedfy Is the chiei
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glory OF the Mediterranean. ,iS fssf
AS is well kaownesof course, Monte
Carlo Is the oap1taf sof the little prin-
cipality of Monaco. whicia though un-
der French proteetion Il the pfopetty
offtile Prinee,gf Monaco. tsst,;.sf "a
Ats Gambling Tables ::ssesls SO 81
But the chief axtracfion OF Monte
Carl6s Is, ofscoapse, It's Casino, which
is famolis tl1rod ghoiftt an the world
for It's roulette tables. This magnifk
cents building - aat white and clean
as indeed are nearly I'll the build
ings in Monte EarIo- a. ton she day
on which ID was ereeted ITS gardens
are perhaps the finest sin the world
With their many fDuntains and palm
and mimosa groves and gorgeous
flower beds. I.Its interior possesses
welLnigh every luxury that the human
mind can imagine; both theyooAcert
and the gaming rooms are magniff
Gently gildsd and it possesses some
almost priceless works of art .sEslsEf
All day long one of the finest or
chestras in Europe is to be heard in
the gaming room, and the roulette
tables are ever surrounded by groups
OF anxious people all intent on making
a fortune in the shortest possible
time The Casino is open to all no
charge whatever being made. The
game of roulette is one of chance On
the green cloth table on which it is
played there is a depression in which
a disc TeYolYes. This disc is sur
rounded by red and black colored
cells, thirtgseyen in number, includ-
ing zero. On the disc a white ball is
thrown, and this presently drops into
one of the cells, which is, of course,
regarded as the winning number.
Upon the table are arranged the
numbers OF the cells, and also the
words pair, passe, noir, impair,
manque, and rouge The players may
stake sum OF not less than five
francs on any one or more of these
numbers or words, the less reckless
players, of course preferring to do
the latter. Should the player place
his, stake on one number and win,
however, ne receives thirty-six times
his stake; il on two, he receives eigf1-
teen times; and if on twelve, three
Tins its value. In the event of him
placing it on one of the words and
winning, he only receives the equal Of
his stake.
In order to give one some idea of
the the size and popularity of the Ca
siho, it may be mentioned that no
fewer than thousand people are en-
ployed about the building and in the
gardens all the year round. The Ca
sino is at present the property of a
joint stock company, which pays no
less than 100000 for the concession.
This sum, however, is being gradually
increased. But the Casino makes inn
mense profits, and, in addition to pay
ing a heavy dividend to its sharehold-
ers, it also defrays the municipal ex-
penditure. 1t may not be generally
known, however, that the Casino au-
thorities pay large sums annually to
the press, thereby preventing accounts
of suicides and the like from becom-
ing known to the public. In one year
the sum paid for this purpose is said
to have exceeded a million francs.
But in spite of the fact that many
gamblers lose their all in the beauti-
ful Casino at Monte Carlo, fortunes,
and very large ones, too, are occa-
sionally made. 1t is probable that the
case of Monte Carlo Wells, who made
$4,000 at the tables. will never be
forgotten in the principality. But
even greater sums have been won.
Some years ago. for instance, a we'll
known American won nearly fl0O,0G0.