CORPSE WINS FORTUNE.
STAKED MONEY IN 'CASINO AND DIED. Paris, March 6. An extraordinary tragedy of the gaining tables of the Riviera is shortly coming up before the laiv courts. , An elegantly dressed man entered the Casino and put a 1000 franc counter! on a certain number, which Avon. The gambler di'd not withdraAv his winnings but remained Avith his head buried in his hands, motionless. Play continued and the same number won several times successively, the croupier each time adding the gambler’s Avinnings till it reached £4OOO. As the player still remained motionless, a Avoinan touched him in order to A\ n ake him and found to her horror she Avas addressing a corpse. He. had died of heart failure, folloAving a heavy meal. Gaining ivas stopped and the 'body removed. The Avidow is now claiming his winnings, but the lOasino is disputing the claim, arguing that if deceased had played Avhile he lived, it is doubtful AA'hether he would have left repeated (winnings on the same number.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3915, 7 March 1929, Page 3
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169CORPSE WINS FORTUNE. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3915, 7 March 1929, Page 3
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