GAMBLING SYNDICATE.
A colossal aystem of robbery by means of prepared packs of cards has been dli*-; covered at Casio, Monte Carlo, on Aptll 20th. The proprietors of the tables hare lost largely ; some aocouuta cay to the tone of £40,000 la two months. Other dsapatcheo apeak of the afftir as a arrloua 0 )m.mero'.al ayndlo»te formed to 6ght the t.4b!e3 en a system, O:erka and markers were employed to meoh*ni<nlly ploy all day lor : at the threa rouletto tables, exactly r i desoribed, and they aatonlahed the "{^ministration " by their Bucceos. V:port3 from Monte Carlo bay some visitors hare b6en m excellent luok of late, and large winnings are reported, An English couple, the husband being n tprct ltfk on April QBth with a profit of £10,000. Thoy had played for amusement. The croupiers Implicated lathe swindle men(lined above were arrested on May sth and tried. One, who deals the cards, wai sentenced to eighteen months, and the other severely reprimanded.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1569, 27 May 1887, Page 2
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162GAMBLING SYNDICATE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1569, 27 May 1887, Page 2
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