The fake story began:
"Since the raid by the police on the luxurious gambling house in
Forty-eighth Street, a remarkable new phase of sporting life has
been unfolded to the District Attorney, who is quietly gathering
evidence against another place situated in the same district.
"A former gambler who frequented the raided place has put many
incriminating facts about the second place in the hands of the
authorities who are contemplating an exposure that will stir even
New York, accustomed as it is to such startling revelations. It
involves one of the cleverest and most astute criminals who ever
operated in this city.
"This place, which is under observation, is one which has brought
tragedy to many. Young women attracted by the treacherous lure of
the spinning roulette wheel or the fascination of the shuffle of
cards have squandered away their own and their husband's money
with often tragic results, and many of them have gone even further
into the moral quagmire in the hope of earning enough money to pay
their losses and keep from their families the knowledge of their
gambling.
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