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The owner of the establishment often involves himself, to his profit, in some speculative trading, but, for the most part, he earns his living by, first, charging for access to the premises, and, second, receiving a small honorarium for every slave placed on the wheel. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 68, Sentence #249)

Sometimes, however, an exchange is not an even exchange, slave for slave, or two slaves for one slave, or such, but a certain amount of money may also be involved. For example, a slave, say, A, might be exchanged for a slave B, but only if, say, A's owner or B's owner adds in, say, a number of copper tarsks. One slave might go then for, say, another slave, and twenty copper tarsks. The owner of the establishment often involves himself, to his profit, in some speculative trading, but, for the most part, he earns his living by, first, charging for access to the premises, and, second, receiving a small honorarium for every slave placed on the wheel. We prepared to proceed when the door to the exchange house swung open, and two fellows emerged. During the moment the door was ajar, I saw lamps within, and some men milling about. Two held goblets, probably of paga. - (Plunder of Gor)