The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-27
BY EDOUARD BAUDOIN,
Chief CroUpler for Frank Jay Gould
(WIltten for the United Pressl

'WllLLFu lOt tNc OnlDEO FEeS51
NICE, Dec. 27.-Gambling long
since has ceased to be a game of
chance and has developed into one
of the best paying business enter
prises in the world. 1t is as bust
ness man and not as a gambler that
the youngest of the Goulds has
launched into the baccarat industry
Of the Riviera and declared war
on the firmly intrenched gambling
lords of Monte Carlo and Cannes.
Gambling is a luxury for the
rich. Running a casino for vaca-
tiOning millionaires is one of the
hardest jobs in the world Most
gamblers are eccentric, but espe-
cially wealthy gamblers who play
for the sport Of winning rather than
for the money they may make.
The average impression is that
nowadays, all one must do to get
rich rapidly is to build a casino,
manage it, and in few years retire
with a huge fortune.
Rarely Sleep
am here telling for the first time
just this bit of personal information.
My friends call me "the man who
never sleeps" Last summer l was
engaged in conducting our casino at
Juan Les Pins. Since the Palais De
La Mediterranee opened this fall, 1
have slept in it, in a private room
near my public office, every day be-
tween the hours of four and eight,
mornings.
The rest of the time, I am en-
gagged in arranging many matters,
principally waiting and watching
lest any incident arise to offend
some client and above all in con-
nection with the baccarat room.
The rule of all well-conducted
casinos is that there must be no in
cidentS. People do not commit
suicide any more, or fight about
losses or winnings. Thank heaven.
But we directors ever are sitting
over volcano.
Lowenstein, the Belgian financier,
turned up on one of his hurried
trips at BiarritZ, a short time before
he lost his life falling from an air
plane into the English channel. He
was wearing street clothes and went
so dressed in the evening to the
casino. The door-keeper told h. n
he should be dressed in at least a
dinner jacket.
The financier flew into a rage,
told the man whe he was, and at
tempted to push by. The door
keeper, used to having stray visitors
give big names, blocked the way.
There was a fight, and police were
called. LowenStein never returned.
Handed to Woman
It has been related that an Ameri-
cen financier and industrial mag
nate arrived at Pleasure Coast ca
sino one evening, played heavily, and
won lot of money, between $4,000
and 100000. The croupier or di-
rector DIES jeux or chef of that table
thought the man would not mind if
his winnings went into the hands of
a good-looking woman frequenter of
the place, standing about the table,
perhaps with the idea that later she
would divide. The money was
handed to her in such an adroit way
that the American could not de-
nand it without appearing a poor
sport, unwilling to help a woman
loser. The American f1nancier went
out in furious frame of mind.
The public probably is familiar
with reports of the heavy winnings
and losings of certain people, but
these famous actresses or social
stars generally are hired at so much
day for their presence.
Sometimes struggling casinos en-
gage actresses or famous motion
picture stars to visit their places,
TO attract the public. These stars
really play with stage money, be-
cause it is understood that, win or
lose, they must not keep any OF the
gain.