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Many of the saloons in Packingtown had pool tables , and some of them bowling alleys , by means of which he could spend his evenings in petty gambling . Also , there were cards and dice . One time Jurgis got into a game on a Saturday night and won prodigiously , and because he was a man of spirit he stayed in with the rest and the game continued until late Sunday afternoon , and by that time he was `` out '' over twenty dollars . On Saturday nights , also , a number of balls were generally given in Packingtown ; each man would bring his `` girl '' with him , paying half a dollar for a ticket , and several dollars additional for drinks in the course of the festivities , which continued until three or four o'clock in the morning , unless broken up by fighting . During all this time the same man and woman would dance together , half-stupefied with sensuality and drink . Before long Jurgis discovered what Scully had meant by something `` turning up . '' In May the agreement between the packers and the unions expired , and a new agreement had to be signed .