Monte Carlo, in 1864, 326;
early frequenters, 327;
development of, 328, 329;
patrons, 329 _et seq._;
regulations as to dress, 330;
hotels, restaurants, etc. in the 'eighties, 332;
the "Cercle Privé," 334, 335;
the bank, its gains and losses, 335-7;
mistaken ideas about the gaming-rooms, 337, 338;
systems of old players, 339;
superstitions, 339-43;
trente-et-quarante, 343-5;
a successful swindle at, 346-8;
roulette, 348-52;
the croupiers, 354, 355;
annual profits, 357;
the Casino employés, 357, 358;
the _viatique_, 358, 359;
playing for a living, 359;
systems of play, 360-73
Montfort, Lord, 108, 109
Monville, M. de, 252
Moral Betting Club, circulars issued by a, 101
Mordaunt, Colonel John, devoted to cards from youth, 180, 181;
leaves for India, 182;
ignorance of writing, 182, 183;
Hindoo and Persian scholar, 183;
his method of calculation, 184;
meets with Asoph ud Doulah, 186;
aide-de-camp to the Nawab, 187;
saves Zoffany's head, 188;
his hospitality, 191;
excellent pistol shot, 192;
wounded in a duel, 192;
his love of cock-fighting, 195;
his early death, 193
Morny, Duc de, 425
Morocco-men, 48
Mount Coffee-House, Mr. Elwes a member of, 17
"Multipliers," 1, 2;
statute against, 2
Mundy's Coffee-House, 41
Mytton, Jack, played best when drunk, 80;
punishes foul play, 80;
presence of mind, 80;
often plucked when young, 81
Napoleon, a poor card-player, 11;
encourages horse-racing, 420
Napoleon III. and the institution of the Grand Prix, 425
Nash, Beau, does penance, 30, 31;
rides upon a cow, 31;
his advice to a giddy youth, 31;
and Duke of Bedford, 31, 32;
and the young peer, 32;
a bet on the life of, 108
Naylor, Mr., his big win at the Derby, 375
"Neptune," 117
Newcastle, Duke of, 52
Nivernois, Duc de, 50;
and the Rev. Mr. Bentinck, 51, 52
Normandie, M. de, 422
North-country gambler, a, 12, 13
Northumberland, Duke of, 15;
patron of cock-fighting, 195
Nugent, Mr., 103, 104
O'Birne, Mr., his generous offer, 111
O'Burne, Mr., 57, 58
Ogden, Mr., 9
O'Kelly, Colonel Andrew, and his uncle's parrot, 148, 149
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