MONTE CARLO GAMBLING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 47, 24 February 1906, Page 13

MONTE CARLO GAMBLING.

Tho cables recently mentioned some ox* oeptional gambling at Monto Car\o, A Wnlly Mail correspondent refers to the case, which waß that of Mr. Damborough, reputed to bo an American millionaire and a banker, who plays rouletto in ft bold and distinctly novel manner. He must have 0 certain seat, and he must also havo two Indies, ono on each nide of him, as ho bo* liovcs they bring him luok. He changes four or five thousand francs from not«a into gold, nnd the bank has a large sunply of gold plaques or lOOfr pieces ready for him. Ho stacks these coins in smull columns on tho red, It being understood that ho is not playing on red. He waits until the croupier sets the ball rolling, then rises leisurely, and, using both hands, stakes his money In small heaps on the numbers In front of him, i.e., tho numbers from 22 to 36. He sometimes has tlmo to covor them all) (sometimes tho cry of "llien on va ph\B" (no more) stops hl» staking, but it is raro that ho misses a large numbor altogether. If a small numbor is announoed he loses the wholo of his Rtakos, £120 to £200) if a. larger turns up ho is sure to win some. thins ; if ono of tho middle numbers, such as 20, 20, or 32, he will probably net five or six maximum- , i.e., £1600 1 if one of tho outside numbers near him, such n« 27, 30, or 33, often nearly a« much, but at least £1000 1 if a numbor on tho other side, such ns 25, 20, 31, or the ond numbers, 34, 35, or 36, a good deaj loss. In two coups running th© correspondent saw him win £3600, in four coups running £3200, In ono coup on thirty-two tho sum of nearly £2000. In one unluoky hour he lost £0000, but he was still well ahead of tho bank by £30,000.