- 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, 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;
- “Dou
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- 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, 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.
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- 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.
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