Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff

Trente et quarante

Also known as: Trente et quarante, Trente et Quarante

Culture · Daily life
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Overview

Trente et quarante (also rouge et noir) is a casino card game played with six packs against the bank; it was, with roulette, the main game at the Monte Carlo casino (Wikipedia, "Trente et quarante"). The entry is a game, not a person; its folder is a leftover of an auto-generated stub.

References in Diary

  • 1874-01-17, Monaco (015.0219): «Je joue par maman au trente et quarante, un louis, je gagne».
  • 1874-11-04 (025.0110): «Walitsky joua pour moi au trente et quarante, je lui disais où il fallait jouer et j'ai gagné trois cents francs».

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