A BIG SCHEME.
PLAN TO BREAK MONTE CARLO.
It has been learned that the English gamblers who have recently been so successful in their operations at Monte Carlo are agents of a syndicate formed a short time ac;o in London for the purpose of breaking the bank at that gambling resort. The echeme had its origin in tho rooms of a Pall Mall club, and the plotters comprised three peers, a member of the House of Commons, an army officer of well-known sporting tendencies, and a prominent London merchant.
Tho plan devised by this sextet wae based on the experience end observation at Monte Carlo of the plotters, and contemplated nothing short of capitulation on the part of the backers of the famous game. Accordingly they pooled the sum of £50,000, which was placed in the bands of two of their number, who selected the representatives of the syndicate at the gaming table. This explains the recent enormous winnings at Monte Carlo, in every case by Englishmen,
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 94, 24 April 1891, Page 3
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