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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- High-Low-Jack, see Old Sledge.
- Hindoos, gambling among the, 75;
- 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;
- 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;
- in Louisiana, 457, 461, 462, 463, 464, 477;
- in Milwaukee, 481;
- in New York, 484;
- in Ohio, 491, 492;
- in Texas, 508;
- in Minneapolis, 39;
- absolutely essential, 608.
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- “Old Bailey” (England), The, gamblers at bar of, 155, 159.
- “Old Black Dan,” 367.
- Old Sledge, how played, 256 et seq.;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- “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;
- “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;
- “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;
- 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;
- 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.
- Washburne, Chief of Police, his war on gambling, 399.
- Wentworth, “Long John,” his mayoralty of Chicago, 390, 397.
- Wheel of Fortune, 289;
- the faked element in, 290.
- Whist, Dean Swift’s opinion of, 149;
- not popular with gamblers, 263;
- frauds practiced at, 263, 264.
- White’s (London), 142, 144, 149, 180.
- Wiesbaden, 101, 111.
- Wilberforce, as a gamester, 180.
- “Wild-Cat” Stocks, 447.
- Whole Stock, The, 260.
- Women, as gamesters, 107, 123, 127, 130, 158, 440, 569;