Word: baccarat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Identified members of this potent gaming cabal are Messrs. Koujongeorg, Andre (French gambling-house proprietor), Zar-eth and Zographos. Supposed assets: some 1,200,000,000 francs ($46,800,000). For almost ten years these gentlemen have run the baccarat banks at Deauville, Cannes, Monte Carlo. Biarritz, La Baule, Aix-les-Bains, Juan-les-Pins, Le Touquet. They have prospered to the extent of paying 25,000% in dividends to their 50-odd investors. Most famed member of the group is M. Zographoo, whose extravagance is voitures de grand sport (fast automobiles) and whose reputation for honesty is only equalled...
Last week the great Greek Syndicate, life of every important Riviera casino, suddenly ceased operations. Reason: they objected to a new and higher French tax on large baccarat winnings...
Jansci ("Jenny") Dolly, half of the once great Dolly Sisters dancing team, went to Le Touquet for the weekend, stopped in at famed Casino de la Forét to watch baccarat gamblers, became engrossed, stayed three days, left the table with 6,944,000 francs ($268,205), nearly ruined the Casino bank. In February 1928 with her sister Rosika she won $850,000 at Cannes...
...come in, I'm going to declare everything, even if it's worn to rags!" Some undeclared embroidered pajamas were for Daughter Roberta who remained in Ireland to visit Grandma Semple and to "visit our 30 missions in Africa and India." Edward of Wales played cautious baccarat at Le Touquet for 10,000 francs a stake. His opponent was Mrs. James Cresson Parrish, Manhattan socialite. Soon she won 250,000 francs (about $10,000) from him, let him win it back. He beamed his delight...
...Sahara," was exiled by France. He was later slain by his "Empress," onetime Paris actress Marguerite Doliere, at Westbury, L. I., leaving an estate of $4,000,000. "Empress" Lebaudy also is now Mrs. Sudreau, having married the detective. Until recently, both couples sat together at the Cannes, France, baccarat tables, rapidly betting away the estate...