HOW I BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO.

Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 55

HOW I BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO.

BY CHARLES WELLS.

I have riot got a penny in the world, But I hope to have a fortune of at least a' couple of hundred thousand pounds within a, year. I have perfected a new system, by which I can be absolutely sure of winning.

j I will tell you the way in which I broke 1 the bank before. To begin with, I had a ' capital of 30,000d01. I used to bet on. " runs," or " series,"' as .they call them in French. I bet the minimum stakes of 5000 j rfancs or the maximum stakes of 120,000 franca,. With luck against me I bet tixh

"minimum stakes. By following the system I took on one occasion all the one hundred and all the one thousand franc bank notes supplied to the trento et quarante table, and the croupiers had to pay me deal in small notes and gold pieres, until the cashier brought another 20,000d0l for the table. " In insured myself against the bank's odd chance, or " refait," by setting aside a special fund of 1 per cent, on my -stakes. This cost me 5000dol a day. I sent my winnings home to London. An important part of my new system is a, method of rapid calculation. A weak part of my play was always my slow calculation. A month ago I was in jail. A month from now I shall be courted by lords and ladies. ■ - . .

It is true that one needs money to gamble at Monte Carlo, and -that I have none just now ; but no man -who has shown my success in winning at the tables will long want for a backer. lam willing to divide my winnings for a certain period with any man who will finance me. I should be

very glad to have some rich American enter •into partnership with me, for I feel very " kindly towaids America. I believe that I should be better appreciated in your coun-

try than here. I have little doubt, however, that I shall find a financier. My previous successes and even the disagreeable experience through .which I have .lately passed will only serva as -an' advertisement. Then, you* must remember that I have a system which will he much more successful than any of my old ones. j" can assure you that I have worked ouc-the details of my system so that winning at' roulette becomes a mathematical certainty. For the benefit of the young players who may think of trying their luck at Monte "Carlo I will give a few words of advice which it would be well for them to heed in their play: 1. Keep perfectly cool. 2. Throw down your £100 or £200 as the case may be as if you were throwing down a farthiyy. 3. Don't think "of the monetary issue. Concentrate all your attention on how you are to win the game. 4. Have no friends. Relatives at hand are ftaal to your interests. 5. Play from noon to midnight for a week. Then take a fortnight's rest, whether you have lost or won. Mind you, I am not advising any young man to try to earn a living at Monte Carlo. But by following my rules he may not be so badly off as he would otherwise be. Gambling, they call it. I call it hard jßrork. — New York Journal.