Perhaps the only legal form of gambling in the mob, Tombola was a great chance for social contact within the fleet and in the case of boats an opportunity for a get together on a depot ship. In the shore side pussers casinos though the big time gamblers came forth and it was eyes down with a vengeance. Some considerable sums of money changed hands in the likes of the CFC and I recall in Gib, with a big win, the winner was given an escort back to his vessel.
The Union Jack Club in Singas was another place for big dollars although the time I was there, Singas, I recall an investigation into some of the cash being mis-appropriated by those in charge, a not unusual practice in such situations. Still, it was a great experience to yell at the top of your voice, HEAR YOU ARE THEN or just TOMBOLA. The chorus of " Sith 'n it" for Kelly's Eye for example and "you need it" for Doctor's Chum, number nine, all made up the character of a good run ashore instead of whoring around.
The tickets too with the same old sayings cropping up like old shipmates,
" do right fear no man, don't write fear no woman" was one of the many but Jack inevitably read them and made comment. No doubt another fine old pussers tradition gone along with the CFC, Union Jack Club and whatever it was in Gib. An old grannies game now with grannies' casinos everywhere, eyes down indeed
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The Union Jack Club in Singas was another place for big dollars although the time I was there, Singas, I recall an investigation into some of the cash being mis-appropriated by those in charge, a not unusual practice in such situations. Still, it was a great experience to yell at the top of your voice, HEAR YOU ARE THEN or just TOMBOLA. The chorus of " Sith 'n it" for Kelly's Eye for example and "you need it" for Doctor's Chum, number nine, all made up the character of a good run ashore instead of whoring around.
The tickets too with the same old sayings cropping up like old shipmates,
" do right fear no man, don't write fear no woman" was one of the many but Jack inevitably read them and made comment. No doubt another fine old pussers tradition gone along with the CFC, Union Jack Club and whatever it was in Gib. An old grannies game now with grannies' casinos everywhere, eyes down indeed
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