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| Comments: "Moresnet (neutral territory)
The casino opened on 15 August in Moresnet, under the name Cercle Privé des Etrangers of Calamine was closed. The gambling worked up from the 2 pm until midnight, with a stop from 6pm to 8pm. The hotel rooms that were rented before by 4 or 5 francs a week, now cost 80 to 100 francs. Until the last week 600 members were admitted. Were played roulette and baccarat and would settle the trente et quarante ... .Moresnet has 3433 inhabitants ... The Cercle de Jeux de Moresnet closed ... at the initiative of the governments of Prussia and Belgium ... the number of players was currently around 180, most Belgian, Russian and Italian. "
From "La Revue Diplomatique, 09.06.1903". Source www.gallica.bnf.fr |
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