Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-08-18
WORLDS GAMBLING CENTER
Fort Mill Soldier Tells of Visit
to Monte Carlo.

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corps outfit from Washington.
ID. c., "the place to see real gam
bling, not the tin horn variety, rs
at Monte Carlo, the worlds head
quarters for games of chance.
where fortunes are won and lost
every day i'll the year in less time
than 1t takes TO tell about it. The
| city of Monte Carlo is on the is
land of Monaco. III the Mediter-
rancan sea, about 20 miles from
Nice, France. Even during the
war visitors. men and women
| alike. came to Monte Carlo from
every quarter of tbs globe to try
tEeir luck. The Bank of Monte
Carlo. the great gambling inStitu-
ton. is licensed under the laws of
the island and there is no danger
OF its promoters bcing run in as
wonld happen III this country.
The bank is situated on high
cliff. known as The Cliff of
Sighs. overlooking the Meditcr-
ranran. where il is said scores
and scores of people who had lost
their all at the bank : seductive
games ended their lives by hurl-
ing themselves from the cliff.
During the war il was rule
OF the Bank Of Monte Carlo not
10 admit men in uniform. but
every now and then one man
aged TO cvade the vigilance of the
lynN-cyrd SpottcrS who are con
slant y on guard for those who
might try To stick up the place
or make way with something that
did not belong to them. Perhaps
ne proprlctorS of the bank had
figured ii out that the soldiers
Gid not have enough money to
make the effort of trying to sep
arate them from il worth while
or perhaps they concluded the
men in uniform might try to
start something. Either guess
was perhaps good one. My OBJ
Scrvaiion was that there were
many men III the army would
have Welcomed an opportunity TO
organize II raid on and break the
ounk at Monte Carlo.
'1hrrr are many devices at
! he Bank of Monte Carlo to pro-
niolc the interests of the house
against those OF the player. For
instance. The gambling rooms.
was told. were heated artificially
Ia summer and winter alike to
cause the player to become con
fused and lose his power of clear
thinking. The windows are never
raised during the hours the games
,ir IN progress and everybody is
encouraged to smoke inccSSuntlv.
OF course wine and other intoXi-
eating drinks are always to be
had. And for the least service
performed by one of the attend
ants the player is expected to
give him Il tip. Should the player
want Il match TO light cigar or
cigarette the only way TO get il
Is 10 ask an attendant for it. That
calls for Il tip. The floors in the
gaming rooms are covered with
the thickcSt and heaviest kind of
carpets and these make ones feet
burn. adding to his discomfort
and confused state of mind Ey.
cry condition of course favorS tn,
bank. Many men win fortunes
here. but for every one who
caves the bank with luck on his
side, there are Il dozen TO tell Il
different story.
1.-THE visitor can find almost
amy kind of card game at Mont,
Carlo he wishes to bet ON. Bac.
carat seems To be the favorit,
= me. but of course faro and
other card games are TO be- found
there. Fortunes also change
hands AT Monte Carlo every
day IN the year ON craps. was
told that in the many years tn,
Bank of Monte Carlo has been in
: existence only one man had been
able to break it even tempOrari.
} ly. This was i'm 1914 and tn,
fortunate player forced the crou
; pier to announce that the inSttu
: tiOn was out of funds. How much