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Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers

Chapter 3: INDEX.
By John Philip Quinn
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The author, a former professional gambler who spent twenty-five years practicing every variety of gaming, offers a frank first-person confession and exposé that interweaves personal memoir with a researched history of gambling. He details the schemes, tricks, and devices used by professionals and confidence men, outlines the vice’s prevalence and destructive effects across regions, and argues for prevention by educating youth and parents about the near-certainty of loss. Chapters contributed by clergy reflect on moral and social consequences, while local case descriptions and practical warnings aim to deter newcomers and expose the unequal contest between dupes and experts.

INDEX.

  • Age, The, 216, 217, 218.
  • Americans, why predisposed to gaming, 185.
  • Ames, mayor, his policy toward Minneapolis gamblers, 534.
  • “Ante,” 217.
  • Augustus, as a gamester, 88.
  • Austin, Texas, gambling at, 505 et seq.;
    • political influence of gamblers in, 507.
  • Autobiography of Author, 33 et seq.
  • Baccarat, as played in Paris clubs, 131.
  • Baden Baden, 101, 104;
    • a visitor’s description of, 106, 107;
    • the effective government of Paris, 118;
    • compared with San Francisco, 441;
    • with Saratoga, 484.
  • Bagatelle, see Tivoli.
  • Banker, at faro, his duties, 193.
  • “Bears,” 578, 585.
  • Bee-Hive, see Hap-Hazard.
  • Belgrade, a gaming hell in, 98.
  • Bennett, Richard, 176.
  • Berkeley Club, 142.
  • Betting Book, copy of a, 561.
  • Blanc, Mons., mentioned, 114, 116, 118.
  • Blind, The, 218.
  • “Bluffing,” at poker, 216.
  • Board of Exchange (San Francisco), 448.
  • Boas, Lily, 47.
  • Bogus Checks, 338.
  • Book-Makers, 541, 563, 565.
  • Bottom Dealing, 374.
  • Bottom Stock, The, 222.
  • Box and Balls, 305, et seq.
  • “Breaking” Prices, 585.
  • Bridge, The, 90.
  • Briefs, among the Greeks, 90;
    • at poker, 219, 221;
    • at old sledge, 259;
    • at euchre, 266;
    • at cribbage, 268.
  • Brooks’, 142, 147, 180.
  • Brown, Mayor, his policy toward gambling in Milwaukee, 480.
  • Brummel, Beau, 180 et seq.
  • Bucket Shops, in Cincinnati, 490;
    • in St. Paul, 531;
    • in Minneapolis, 539;
    • their origin, 595;
    • an American institution, 596;
    • character of their patrons, 597;
    • compared with the Stock Exchange and the gaming hell, 598;
    • how business is done at, 598, 599;
    • frauds practiced by, 600.
  • “Buck,” The, at stud poker, 240.
  • Buffalo, Gambling in, 517.
  • “Bug,” The, among the Greeks, 91;
    • at poker, 234;
    • at euchre, 267;
    • at cribbage, 268;
    • at vingt-un, 271.
  • Bulgaria, gaming in, 97.
  • “Bulls,” 578.
  • Bunko, 326 et seq.;
    • cappers at, 326;
    • how played, 327;
    • bunko chart, 328;
    • list of prizes at, 329;
    • frauds at, 329, 332;
    • cards sometimes used at, 332.
  • Bunko Land, 424.
  • Bunko Men, in Chicago, 401, 403.
  • Butler, Col., tolerates gambling, 461.
  • Butler, Gen. B. F., his attitude toward gambling in New Orleans, 461.
  • California State Fair, gambling at, 452.
  • Caligula, as a gamester, 88.
  • “Call,” The, 216, 218, 585, 586.
  • Canton, gambling at, 83.
  • Cappers, at high ball poker, 255;
    • at the “eight die case,” 279;
    • at “top and bottom,” 281;
    • at the needle wheel, 287;
    • at corona, 288;
    • at tivoli, 298;
    • at the O’Leary belt, 302;
    • at bunko, 326, 328, 329, 331;
    • at three card monte, 334;
    • at hap-hazard, 305;
    • at miniature race track, 308;
    • at the shell game, 349, 350.
  • “Capping a Chip,” 218.
  • Card Punch, The, 204.
  • Cards, surmises as to origin of, 191.
  • Casino, 265.
  • “Cat-Hop,” 195.
  • Catalogue of Gambling Tools, 406 et seq.; 430 et seq.
  • Cato, his infatuation for gaming, 89.
  • Chance, worshipped by gamesters instead of God, 618.
  • Chances, at faro, 192;
    • at rouge-et-noir, 246;
    • at roulette, 248, 249;
    • at stud poker, 240.
  • Chaplet, The, 92, 129.
  • Charity Hospital, (N. O.) The, built from lottery taxes, 473.
  • Charles II, his reign an era of gaming, 139.
  • Charleston (S. C.), history of gambling in, 497 et seq.;
    • stock and club gambling at, 499;
    • faro gambling in, 503;
    • lotteries and policy playing at, 500.
  • Chevalier, Mons., 172.
  • Chicago Board of Trade, 578, 581, 587, 592.
  • Chicago, Gambling in, in early days, 389 et seq.;
    • under Wentworth, 390, 397;
    • under Haines, 393;
    • a sad story concerning, 395;
    • under Ramsay and Sherman, 397;
    • under Rice, 400;
    • under Medill, 401;
    • under Colvin, 401, 402;
    • successful, 404;
    • salaries paid to employes of houses, 405;
    • under Heath, 402, 403;
    • under Harrison, 403;
    • under Roche, 404.
  • Chinese, gambling among, 81;
    • laws prohibit gaming, 83;
    • a peculiar game with the, 84.
  • Chinese Gambling, in San Francisco, 449;
  • Chuck-a-Luck (at dice) how played, 275;
    • frauds practiced at, 275, 276;
    • a favorite game with negroes, 468.
  • Chuck-a-Luck, wheel of, see Wheel of Fortune.
  • Cincinnati, gambling in, suppressed in 1886, 487;
    • in war times, 487;
    • in bucket shops, 490.
  • Circuses, games at, 284.
  • Claudius as a gamester, 89.
  • Cleveland (O.), Gambling in, policy of municipality toward, 491;
  • Clock, The Gambling, See Gambling Clock.
  • Clothing, staked at the card table, 155.
  • Clubs, a cloak for gaming, 142 et seq.;
  • “Coal-Oil Johnnie,” 410.
  • Cold Decks, among the Greeks, 91;
  • Colors, at rouge et noir, 243 et seq.
  • Colvin (Mayor) H. D., his “wide open” policy, 401, 402.
  • Combination Board, A, 563.
  • Combination Table, A, 501.
  • Comstock Anthony, his efforts to suppress gaming, 485.
  • Confidence Games, why they succeed, 332.
  • Conversation House, at Baden Baden, 104.
  • Convexes, 235.
  • Coppering a Bet, 194.
  • “Corners” on the Exchange, how originating, 579;
    • how manipulated, 581.
  • Corona, 287.
  • Cotton Exchange (N. O.) The, 469.
  • “Covering Shorts,” 585.
  • Covington (Ky.) gambling at, 487.
  • Craps, how played, 277;
    • frauds practiced at, 277, 278;
    • a favorite game with negroes, 278, 468, 496, 540;
    • sugar “cubes” used in playing, 278.
  • Cribbage, 267;
    • frauds practiced at, 267, 268;
    • not a favorite game with gamblers, 269.
  • Crimping, at poker, 228;
    • at old sledge, 260;
    • at euchre, 267;
    • at cribbage, 269.
  • Crockford’s, 106.
  • Crown-House, an English, 157.
  • Crucifixion, gamblers unmoved by, 621.
  • Cue Cards, 198.
  • “Cue-Keeper,” The, 201.
  • Cure Hall, at Wiesbaden, 102.
  • Dakota, author runs brace game in, 38.
  • Dan Rice’s Big Poker Game, 372.
  • Davis’s (N. O.) Club-House, 456.
  • Day-Watch, The, 208.
  • Dealing Boxes, used at faro, 194;
    • how constructed, ib.;
    • various fraudulent kinds of, 199;
    • the first used, ib.;
    • the screw box, 200;
    • the “lever” movement, 201;
    • the needle movement, ib.;
    • the “sand tell,” ib.;
    • not always in good order, 206.
  • Devil’s Walk, The, 151.
  • Dice, Loaded, 276.
  • Dice-Throwing, among the Hindoos, 75;
    • among the ancients, 87;
    • early frauds at, 88;
    • among the Greeks, 93;
    • antiquity of, 273;
    • games of, 273;
    • in English gaming houses, 154-155;
    • at San Francisco, 444.
  • Dice Tops, high and low, 282.
  • “Dip,” defined, 212.
  • Discard, at poker, 218.
  • Discard, Double, see Double Discard.
  • Discouraged Speculator, A, 373.
  • Dollar Store, 351.
  • Dominoes, the Chinese game of, 451.
  • Doncaster Races, betting at the, 149, 151.
  • Double Cuts, 225;
  • “Doubles or Quits,” see Representing.
  • Draw, The, at poker, 218.
  • Dream-Books, 476.
  • Drop Case, 351.
  • Dropping the Pigeon, 341.
  • Effects of a Sensitive Conscience, 368.
  • Eight-Die Case, 278;
    • frauds practiced at, 278, 279;
    • chart used in, 279.
  • Eldest Hand, The, see Age.
  • Elizabeth (of England), gaming during reign of, 139.
  • Embezzlement, induced by gambling, 167, 487, 494, 567, 547.
  • England, “Dick,” 177 et seq.
  • England, gambling in, 138 et seq.;
    • the aristocracy of, as gamesters, 142.
  • English Clubs, Famous, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148.
  • Euchre, its popularity, 266;
    • frauds practiced at, 266, 267.
  • European Principalities, license of gambling by, 186.
  • Exchange, The Commercial, a favorite mode of gaming, 185;
    • historically considered, 577;
    • classification of members of, 578;
    • manipulation of prices in, 587;
    • inconsistency of a Western, 594 et seq.;
    • a day’s session on, 590;
    • its true mission, 601.
  • Fairs, games at, 284 et seq.
  • Fair Directors, their venality, 284, 285.
  • Fairchild, Gen. Lucius, lesson of a gaming house, 479.
  • Failure of a Telegraph Wire, 370.
  • False Cuts, 225.
  • False Guide, A, 576.
  • False Shuffles, 224, et seq.
  • Fan Tan, 451, 493, 510.
  • Faro, a popular American game, 188;
    • its antiquity and supposed origin, 191;
    • Rules of, 192;
    • the lay-out in, 193;
    • doctrine of character as applied to, 196;
    • frauds practiced at, 197 et seq.;
    • how cards are marked for, 198;
    • see also Short Faro.
  • Faro Boxes, see Dealing Boxes.
  • Faro Gambling, in New York, 420;
    • at San Francisco, 439;
    • at Austin, 506;
    • at Minneapolis, 555.
  • “Filling,” at poker, 218.
  • Fishmongers’ Hall, 142 et seq.
  • Five Cards, 347.
  • Flatboatmen, as gamblers, 455.
  • Flim-Flam, 358.
  • “Flushes, Fulls and Fours,” 232.
  • Fly Loo, 361.
  • Foot-Racing, 357.
  • Forcing Quotations, 584.
  • Fouche, as Minister of Police, 123.
  • “Fours,” at poker, 217.
  • Fox, Charles, as a gambler, 171.
  • Francis, Sir Philip, 180.
  • Friends, A, Bad Faith, 364.
  • Frontier Police, The, 518.
  • Full Hand, 215.
  • Gambler, The, three stages in his career, 65;
    • falsity of his theories, 69.
  • Gamblers, as police spies, 123;
    • admitted to English society, 158;
    • their defense as based upon the exchange, 186;
    • itinerant, 190;
    • professionals die paupers, 211;
    • timidity of professional, 366;
    • spendthrifts by nature, 468;
    • political influence wielded by, 477, 507;
    • ashamed of their trade, 607;
    • unmoved by the crucifixion, 621;
    • heartlessness of, 621;
    • an appeal to, 635 et seq.
  • Gambler’s Luck, The, 532.
  • Gambling, indefensible, 67;
    • its roots, ib.;
    • provocative of suicide, 69;
    • subversive, of social order, 70;
    • a prop of despotism, 87;
    • a cause for the fall of Rome, 89, 90;
    • in France, 120;
    • among English lower classes, 150;
    • at English race courses, 151;
    • legal aspects of in England, 168;
    • police protection to, 210;
    • a cause of suicide, 414, 478;
    • Heaven’s curse upon, 415;
    • a cause of embezzlement, 487, 494, 507, 547;
    • a cause of murder, 528, 546;
    • its nature and effects, 607, 614;
    • a source of intellectual loss, 607;
    • dethrones God, 618;
    • degrades man, 620;
    • destroys the soul, 626;
    • religion the surest preventive against, 626.
  • Gambling Houses, list of employes at in England, 149;
    • a low class of English, 150, 153, et seq.;
    • banking games favorites at, 187.
  • Gambling Clock, The, 603.
  • Gambling Implements, catalogue of, 406, 430.
  • Gambling Stories, 360 et seq.
  • Games of Chance, growth of the passion for, 607;
    • danger attending, 613.
  • Gamestresses, Miss Trollope’s description of, 110;
  • Garnier, Mons., mentioned 114.
  • Geneva, 101.
  • George III (of England), Gambling during the reign of, 141.
  • Gigs, 476, 540.
  • Give Away, 346.
  • “Going Better,” 215, 216.
  • “Going In,” 215, 231.
  • Gold Bricks, 311 et seq.;
    • Rev. Dr. Snyder’s experience with, 318.
  • Good Swimmer, A, 376.
  • Grand Hazard, 282.
  • Grand Opera House, Paris, 114.
  • Grandmother Trick, The, 354.
  • Greece, gambling in ancient and modern, 87, et seq.
  • Greeks, a nation of Sharpers, 90;
    • frauds practiced by, id., et seq.
  • “Groom-Porter,” duties of the, 153.
  • Guerilla, The, 584.
  • “Gunning,” Stocks, 585.
  • Haines, Mayor, his policy toward gambling, 393.
  • “Hair-Coppers,” 202.
  • Half Stock, The, 259.
  • Handicap Fraud, The, 572.
  • Hap-Hazard, explained, 303;
    • how used, 303, 304;
    • the fake element in, 304.
  • Harrison (Mayor) Carter H., his policy towards gamblers, 403.
  • Hartford, Conn., history of gambling in, 508 et seq.;
    • raids in, 509;
    • policy playing in, 510.
  • Harvey, Miss May, 39 et seq.
  • Havana Lottery, The, 462, 474.
  • Hazard, French and Eng. games of, 152.
  • Heath, Mayor, suppresses gambling in Chicago, 402, 403.
  • Heaven, The curse of, rests upon money won at gaming, 21.
  • Hebrews, see Jews.
  • Henry VIII, an unscrupulous gamester, 139;
    • his reign an era of gambling, 140.
  • Hieronymus, method of playing, 273, 274;
    • odds against players at, 274;
    • frauds practiced at, 275.
  • High and Low Dice Tops, see Dice Tops.
  • High-Ball Poker, 255.
  • High-Hand, The, at old sledge, 260;
    • at euchre, 267.
  • High-Low-Jack, see Old Sledge.
  • Hindoos, gambling among the, 75;
    • a legend, 76 et seq.
  • Hock Card, The, 194, 195.
  • Holding-out, at poker, 233, 241;
    • at old sledge, 262;
    • at euchre, 267;
    • at cribbage, 268;
    • at vingt-un, 271.
  • “Hollows and Rounds,” 197.
  • Homburg, 101, 118.
  • Horse-Racing, in England, 554;
    • in America, 556;
    • a national vice, 558.
  • Hours of Play, at “hells,” 208.
  • How an Old Scout Held an Ace Full, 369.
  • Hoyle, his explanation of faro cited, 192;
    • his doctrine of chances, 196.
  • Hungry Trio, A, 376.
  • Hutchinson, B. P., 606.
  • Indianapolis, gambling in, 545, et seq.
  • Influence of Money on Parental Disapprobation, 365.
  • Italian Society, vices of, 114.
  • Italy, gaming in, 113.
  • James Brothers, The, 36.
  • James I (of England), gambling during the reign of, 139.
  • Japan, games prevalent in, 86.
  • Jenny Wheel, The, 299;
    • the table used for, 298.
  • Jews, gambling among, 71, 74.
  • Jockey, The, 571.
  • Jog Stock, The, 223.
  • John (of England), gaming during reign of, 138.
  • Johnson, Ex-Gov. Chas. P., introduction by, 26;
    • letter from endorsing author, 59;
    • sketch of, 417.
  • Jurisdicton (State and National), conflict of, 454.
  • Kansas City, (Kas.), gambling at, 514.
  • Kansas City (Mo.), gambling in, 514.
  • Keno, how played, 251;
    • the “globe,” ib.;
    • percentage of the game, ib.;
    • frauds at, 252;
    • large winnings by proprietors of, 252;
    • a favorite game in New Orleans, 467;
    • popular at Austin, 506.
  • Kentucky State Lottery, 472, 474.
  • Lay-Out, at faro, how arranged, 193, 194.
  • Legislation Against Gambling, 71, 72, 73, 75, 83, 138, 163, 165, 189;
  • Levant, gambling in the, 92 et seq.
  • License of Gambling, by European principalities, 94, 101, 186.
  • License System, The, of gambling, 457, 461, 462, 463, 464.
  • Limit of Bets, at faro, 193.
  • Loaded Dice, 283.
  • Long Hand, The, 261.
  • “Longs,” 584.
  • Look-Out, at faro, his functions, 193.
  • Lottery, The Chinese, 449.
  • Lotteries, early, in New Orleans, 472, 474;
    • in Charleston, 500.
  • Lottery Tickets, their sale in San Francisco, 445.
  • Louisiana, the disgrace of the State, 187.
  • Louisiana Lottery, a favorite among San Francisco citizens, 445;
    • its origin, 462;
    • evils of, 472, 631;
    • history of, 472 et seq.;
    • dividends paid by, 473;
    • table of drawings in, ib.;
    • disposition of revenues from, ib.;
    • its sale of tickets in Cleveland, 493;
    • its victims in Buffalo, 526;
    • in Minneapolis, 542;
    • as patronized at Peoria, 544.
  • Luck of a One-Eyed Man, 374.
  • “Lucky” Baldwin as a gambler, 443.
  • McGrath’s (N. O.) Club House, 460.
  • Madrid, gambling at, 135, 136.
  • Magnetic Spindles, 293.
  • “Making Good,” 215.
  • Marked Cards, author’s success with, 44;
    • at poker, 229, 230;
    • a game with, 241;
    • in old sledge, 262;
    • at euchre, 266;
    • at cribbage, 271.
  • Marking the Edges, 198, 260.
  • Martin, Samuel, a partner of author;
    • Sundry reminiscences of, 42 et seq.;
    • as a marked card player, 241 et seq.
  • Mascot, 287.
  • Medill (Mayor) Joseph, his policy toward gamblers, 401.
  • Mexican Monte, 506.
  • Mexican National Lottery, 445.
  • Mexico, curious gambling customs in, 136, 137.
  • Middleton Whig, 175.
  • “Milking the Street,” 585.
  • Milwaukee, Gambling in, 479 et seq.;
    • under O’Neill, 480;
    • under Brown, ib.;
    • legislation against, 481.
  • Miniature Race Track, 307.
  • Mining Stocks, speculation in, 447.
  • Minneapolis, Gambling in, 533 et seq.;
    • under Rand, 534;
    • under Ames, 535 ib.;
    • under Pillsbury, 554, 557.
  • Minor Confidence Games, 353.
  • Mistaken Identity, a case of, 377.
  • Mobile, Gambling in, 494 et seq.
  • Mohammedan laws against gaming, 75.
  • Monaco, suicides at, 69;
    • gambling at, 116.
  • Mongolians, see Chinese.
  • Monte Carlo, 114;
    • the casino of, 116;
    • house of play at, 117;
    • character of games, 117;
    • limit of bets, 118;
    • season of play at, 119;
    • compared with Saratoga, 212;
    • with New Orleans, 462.
  • Morning Principle, The, 363.
  • Morrissey’s (John) N. Y. club house, 212;
    • Saratoga club house, 483;
    • same compared to Baden Baden, 484.
  • Moscow, 111.
  • Mound City (Mo.) author’s experience at, 236.
  • Municipal Authorities, Relation of to public gambling, 189, 190.
  • Murder, caused by gambling, 528, 546.
  • Mustang, 283.
  • Mutual Pools, 563, 564.
  • Nail Prick, The, 237.
  • Needle Wheel, The, 286, 287.
  • Negroes, as gamesters, 467, 506, 540.
  • Nero as a gamester, 88.
  • New Orleans, history of gambling in, 455 et seq.;
    • effect of civil war upon gambling in, 461;
    • an American Monte Carlo, 462;
    • number of gaming houses in, 467;
    • table showing extent of gambling in, 477.
  • New Orleans Cotton Exchange, 469.
  • New York, Gambling houses of, 420.
  • Newport (Ky.), Gambling at, 487.
  • Newport (R. I.), Gaming at, 437.
  • Night-Watch, The, 208.
  • O’Leary Belt, The, explained, 300;
    • fake element in, 301;
    • devices used in connection with, 302;
    • a favorite with itinerant gamblers, 303.
  • O’Niell, Mayor, his policy toward gambling in Milwaukee, 480.
  • Odd, The, 204;
    • its advantage, 205.
  • “Old Bailey” (England), The, gamblers at bar of, 155, 159.
  • “Old Black Dan,” 367.
  • Old Sledge, how played, 256 et seq.;
    • frauds at, 258.
  • Open Board of Trade, The, 595.
  • “Original Hand,” The, 215.
  • Original Louisiana Lottery, 445.
  • Over-Issue, 340.
  • Over and Under Seven, 280.
  • Padlock, The, 344.
  • Pairs, Two, 217.
  • Palm Stock, The, 224.
  • Palming, among the Greeks, 91;
    • at euchre, 267;
    • at cribbage, 268.
  • Parleeing, the term explained, 193.
  • Partnerships, at poker, 222, 223, 228, 231;
    • at vingt-un, 271.
  • Paupers, gamblers become, 211.
  • Peoria (Ills.), gambling at, 543.
  • Persians, gaming among, 74.
  • Pillsbury, (Mayor) George S., attitude toward Minneapolis gamblers, 534, 537.
  • “Pluggers,” at high ball poker, 255;
    • at San Francisco, 440.
  • Poker, a so-called national pastime, 189, 214, 507;
    • its defenders, ib.;
    • terms used at, explained, 215, 217;
    • frauds practiced at, 219 et seq.;
    • a favorite game in San Francisco, 442.
  • Poker Clubs, 189, 493, 520, 531.
  • Poker Dice, 280.
  • Poker Hands, their relative value, 217;
    • as collateral for a loan, 411.
  • Police, protection to gambling by the, 210, 427;
    • in New Orleans, 461, 467;
    • on the race track, 573.
  • Policy-Playing, prevalence of in United States, 186;
    • at San Francisco, 449;
    • at New Orleans, 468;
    • in Cleveland, 493;
    • at Charleston, 500;
    • in Hartford, 510;
    • in Buffalo, 524;
    • in Minneapolis, 539.
  • Pool Rooms, at San Francisco, 445;
    • in St. Paul, 529;
    • in Minneapolis, 541;
    • how business done in, 560, 568.
  • Privileges, sold on steamboats, 254;
    • at fairs and circuses, 284.
  • Produce Exchange (San Francisco), 448.
  • Pueblo (Colorado), An immense gambling house at, 208, 209.
  • “Puts,” 585.
  • Put-back, The, 202.
  • Quarter Under Foot, 345.
  • Quebec, Gambling in, 511.
  • Quebec Exchange, 513.
  • Quebec Whist Club, its character, 512.
  • Queer Stake, A, 371.
  • Quinn, John Philip, autobiography of, 33 et seq.
  • Quinn, Mrs. May Harvey, courtship and marriage, 41;
    • her death, 45;
    • sketch of, 381.
  • Quinn, Mrs. Lily, her letter to author, 60;
    • author’s reply, 61.
  • Race-Tracks, sale of privileges at, 566, 567;
    • features peculiar to, 568;
    • various frauds at, 570, 572.
  • “Rakes,” 197.
  • Rake-Off, 219.
  • Rumsey, Mayor, his toleration of gambling in Chicago, 397.
  • Rand, Mayor, his policy towards Minneapolis gamblers, 534.
  • Reflectors, 235.
  • Religion, the surest preventive against gambling, 626.
  • “Representing,” at “Eight Die Case,” 279;
  • Representatives, Congressional, exponents of average morality, 187.
  • Rice, Mayor, his policy toward Chicago gamblers, 400.
  • Richard I, gaming during reign of, 138.
  • “Ringing-in,” see “Cold Decks,” “Marked Cards,” “Chuck-a-Luck,” “Loaded Dice.”
  • Roche, (Mayor) John A., his policy towardtoward gambling, 404.
  • Roof, The, 91.
  • Rolling Faro, 252;
    • the fake element in, 253;
    • percentage against players at, 253.
  • Roman Laws Against Gaming, 71.
  • Rouge et Noir, as played at Monte Carlo, 117, et seq.;
    • a popular American game, 188;
    • the game explained, 243, et seq.;
    • odds against players, 242, 245;
    • different ways of betting at, 244, 245;
    • frauds practiced at, 245, 246;
    • steerers employed for, 246.
  • Roulette, as played abroad, 117;
    • bets at, 119;
    • a popular American game, 188;
    • how played, 247;
    • odds at, 248, 249;
    • frauds practiced at, 249, 250.
  • “Royal Flush,” see Sequence Flush.
  • Ruined by a Funeral, 360.
  • “Running in,” 198.
  • Running up Two Hands, 227.
  • St. Louis, Gambling in, 408, et seq.
  • St. Paul, Gambling in, 527.
  • Sacramento (Cal.) Gambling at, 452.
  • Saddles, 476, 540.
  • Safe, The, 344.
  • “Sanding” the Cards, 198.
  • Sand Paper, as a means of fraud, 204.
  • “Sand-Tell Box,” The, 198, 201.
  • San Francisco, Gambling at, 438, et seq.;
    • compared with Baden Baden, 441;
    • stock speculation at, 448;
    • policy playing at, 449.
  • Saratoga, compared with Monte Carlo, 212;
    • gambling in, in early days, 482;
    • racing at, 483;
    • club-houses, 483;
    • openly conducted, 485;
    • raids upon, 486;
    • public sentiment, 486.
  • Scalper, A, 584.
  • Second Dealing, at poker, 237;
    • at cribbage, 271.
  • “Seeing a Bet,” 216.
  • “Send,” The, 337.
  • Sequence, A, 217.
  • Sequence Flush, 217.
  • “Settling-Day,” 585.
  • Seven Up, see Old Sledge.
  • Shakspeare (Mayor) Joseph, his plan for indirectly licensing gaming, 464, 469.
  • Shell Game, 348.
  • Sherman, Mayor, his toleration of gambling in Chicago, 397
  • Shifting the Cut, 225, 267.
  • “Shiners,” 235.
  • Short Faro, 210.
  • Short Games, 243, et seq.
  • Short Hand, The, 261.
  • “Shorts,” 584.
  • Shot Gun, The, 346.
  • Signing Up, at poker, 222;
    • at whist 263.
  • “Single Pair,” A, at poker, 217.
  • Sleeve Hold-Out, The, 234.
  • “Snaking,” 202, 203.
  • Soap Game, The, 355.
  • Society (N. Y.) for the Suppression of Vice, 486.
  • “Soda” Card, The, 194.
  • South Carolina Lottery, 499.
  • Southern Indiana Penitentiary, author’s incarceration 55;
    • his discharge 60.
  • “Spieler,” The, 334, 335.
  • “Splits,” explained, 197.
  • Springfield (Ills.), Gambling at, 548, 549.
  • “Squares and Rounds,” 198.
  • “Squeal,” A, 585.
  • “Squeeze,” A, 585.
  • Squeeze Spindle, 291;
    • faked element in, 292;
    • sale of a, ib.;
    • a magnetic, 293.
  • Stake Holder, The confidential, 569.
  • Steerers, English, 157;
    • at rouge-et-noir, 246;
    • at faro, 207, 208;
    • in St. Louis, 410.
  • Stocking, at faro, 197, 198;
  • Stock Exchange, Its influence on national morality, 186.
  • Stock Gambling, its results, 448;
    • in San Francisco, ib.;
    • at New Orleans, 469;
    • in Cleveland, 493;
    • at Charleston, 499;
    • in Quebec, 513;
    • in St. Paul, 531;
    • its deplorable effects, 581;
    • “slang” used in, 584.
  • Straddles, 585, 586.
  • Striking Machine, 308.
  • String bets, 195.
  • Strippers, among the Greeks, 91;
    • at faro, 197;
    • at old sledge, 258;
    • at euchre, 266;
    • at cribbage, 268.
  • Stud-Poker, 219, 239;
    • San Francisco, 444.
  • Suicide, Gambling leads to, 69, 414, 478;
    • because of failure of lottery prize, 625.
  • Sure Hand, A, at poker, 219, 238.
  • Swinging Ball, The, 310.
  • Table Hold-Out, The, 235.
  • “Taking a Flyer,” 585.
  • Telegraph, The, 237, 269, 271.
  • Three Card Monte, how-operated, 334, et seq.;
    • railway conductors’ share in profits of, 336.
  • “Three OF a Kind,” at poker, 217.
  • “Throwing-off” a Partner, 209.
  • Timidity of Professionals, 366.
  • “Tipping the Hand,” 226.
  • Tips on Races, 566.
  • Tivoli, the machine explained, 295;
    • the chart used in, 296;
    • how played, 297;
    • frauds at, 297, 298.
  • Tobacco Box, The, 343.
  • Top and Bottom, at dice, 281.
  • Top and Bottom Boxes, 309.
  • Top Stock, The, 221;
    • beating the, 362.
  • Touts, 446.
  • Turning Jack from Bottom, 262.
  • United States, Gambling in, 549;
    • why gambling popular in the, 185;
    • various modes of gaming practiced in, 185 et seq.;
    • policy playing in, 186.
  • Van Hennesy, gold brick swindle, 49.
  • Vest Hold-Out, The, 235.
  • Vingt-un, how played, 270;
    • frauds practiced at, 271.