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to each.  About these sat a solid row of people who were betting.  They were chiefly men of middle age, successful in business.
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There were some few women & a girl or two.  The place was very orderly & no one was under the influence of drink.  Drinks of any sort including champagne and cigars were served free by the attendants whenever ordered by any person present.  The men operating the wheel & paying the bets were Chinese men who were very expert & quick in calculations.  Only a