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Tricks of the Sharpers End Angling at Sarotoga and Long Branch
Barabota N. J July 24 A New York era expose details how reform shuts down big gambling palaces at Saratoga and Long Branch. The piece reviews dealer tricks including marked cards holdouts and weighted dice, noting private rooms and devices used by crooked operators to cheat players and siphon profits from the house. Prominent names appear as historical references to famed establishments and figures in the gambling world.
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Baratoda
Thia
Ehans
Gamillare
John Morrissey
Beset
Charley Reed
Lambs Spencer
Bix Cuteeener
Billeh
Long Branch
Low Cai
Eeindla
Lile
Hiv
New York
Riley Grenn&a
Scaiier
Tour Haute’ Pier
Crook Gambier
Hie Comand
Larcer
Faro Cohatsta
Mizai
Luulere
McKinley
Seltzer
Bryan
Inger Ale
Knights of the Bar Ane
Probibictomats
McKinsey
Ryan
Chicsgo
AcKinley
Qoe
Debby
Charlue
Po Ieman
Bogue