Word: cardrooms
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...thing the Duquesne Club made clear at the outset: it never gave anything away. Even when rival bridge teams came to the club for tournaments they had to buy their own liquor. Cardroom receipts ran about $2,000 a year (35? a seat), but that was only ½ of 1% of the club's income. Biggest items were food and drink -nearly $300,000 yearly. Sometimes two-thirds of the club's 1,200-odd members would lunch simultaneously. The secretary could recall only one member having to be suspended for using unsuitable language. On New Year...