Public gaming in Germany--Aix-la-Chapelle--An Italian gambler--The King of Prussia's generosity--Baden-Baden--M. de la Charme--A dishonest croupier--Wiesbaden--An eccentric Countess--Closing of the tables in 1873--Last scenes--Arrival of M. Blanc at Homburg--His attempt to defeat his own tables--Anecdotes of Garcia--His miserable end--A Spanish gambler at Ems--Roulette at Geneva and in Heligoland--Gambling at Ostend--Baccarat at French watering-places--"La Faucheuse" forbidden in France 282 X The Principality of Monaco--Its vicissitudes--Early days of the Casino--The old Prince and his scruples--Monte Carlo in 1858 and 1864--Its development--Fashionable in the 'eighties--Mr. Sam Lewis and Captain Carlton Blythe--Anecdotes--Increase of visitors and present democratic policy of administration--The _Cercle Privé_ and its short life--The gaming-rooms and ways of their frequenters--Anecdotes--Trente-et-quarante and roulette--Why the cards have plain white backs--Jaggers' successful spoliation of the bank--The croupiers and their training--The staff of the Casino--The _viatique_--Systems--The best of all 319 XI Difficulty of making money on the Turf--Big wins--Sporting tipsters and their methods--Jack Dickinson--"Black Ascots"--Billy Pierse--Anecdotes--Lord Glasgow--Lord George Bentinck--Lord Hastings--Heavy betting of the past--Charles II. founder of the English Turf--History of the latter--Anecdotes--Eclipse--Highflyer--The founder of Tattersall's--Old time racing--Fox--Lord Foley--Major Leeson--Councillor Lade--"Louse Pigott"--Hambletonian and Diamond--Mrs. Thornton's match--Beginnings of the French Turf--Lord Henry Seymour--Longchamps--Mr. Mackenzie Grieves--Plaisanterie--Establishment of the Pari Mutuel in 1891--How the large profits are allocated--Conclusion 374 INDEX 437 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR FACE PAGE The Trente-et-Quarante of the Past. From a scarce Print by Darcis _Frontispiece_ The Beautiful Duchess throwing a Main. By Rowlandson 60 La Bouillotte. From a scarce Print after Bosio 138 The Chaise Match 214 The Palmy Days of the Palais Royal. From a contemporary Print 258 A Gaming-Table in the Palais Royal 262 Véry's in 1825 276