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The dealers would let them win on occasion to keep them interested, but not too much. They were in the business of making money, after all. Some gamblers didn’t even need the incentive of a win to stay in the game. Being the addicts they were, the mere hope of winning kept them glued to the game until one of the bouncers had to throw them out for their violent behavior. Gage probably should feel sorry for them, but he had to feel sorry for himself first and foremost. The Armageddon was one of a chain of highly successful casinos owned by none other than Romero Bartolone.

Her eyes narrowed, “Mmh, he seems too smart for that. Why risk it?” It was my turn to smile, “I know something about him that you don’t.” “Mr. George Flask has a gambling problem,” Beta Ted supplied. While Lacy was busy being shocked, I slid some of the documents to her. “Here are all the debit statements for the last 15 years.” She received the stack and began flipping through it, “What am I doing with this?” “This,” I rested my hand on my own stack of files, “Are a list of all transactions good ol’ George had made in his favorite casino. If we compare notes, I am sure we will find some similar numbers.”

"Looking for Gringo, have you seen him?" "Must be involved with Shay's father's scheme," Jake said. "What about Shay's father?" he stopped to talk to the girl. "Oh, her dad is hopeless, isn't he? He owed Fat again!" Shay's father was addicted to gambling and often asked Fat, a loan shark from a neighborhood far away, for money. Fat was the only one who not only lent money but also split it into installments so that those who borrowed from him could pay in installments. However, Fredo, Shay's father, borrowed more before even paying off his old debts, and the last time Shay spoke to him, she told him that her father owed Fat nearly ten thousand.

"Oh my god, I've never seen a match at this level end in under ten minutes. They're definitely the dark horse of this tournament!" "Wait, isn't that LeoWinter's ID? I think I've seen someone streaming with a very similar playstyle before." "Yes, yes! That streamer with the really edgy name… I think it was Checkmate Zero!" Madison suddenly turned her head. "Did you say Checkmate Zero?" Her match slot was scheduled relatively late, and her coordination with Bruce had been mediocre at best over the past six months. She had originally entered this competition without much expectation of winning. But only she knew the truth. She had abandoned everything just to come here and see the streamer she

I lost it too long ago. “Please—” I pulled the trigger and watched the light leave his eyes. His body dropped to the ground like a sack of tomatoes. Blood splattered onto the creaking, rusty floor of his crappy as fuck house. I could practically smell the stench of his poverty. This is what gambling does to you. It eats you up from the inside out and leaves you a shell, a hollow of yourself.

He leaned closer and said in a mocking tone, “You might want to stop sneaking around with that guy called Steve. You’re lucky Thames is too busy drowning in debts to notice. If he ever finds out you’ve been cheating all this while, not even money will save you.” Lucia’s eyes widened. Her heart skipped a beat. Cheating? Lia gasped. “You..how do you even know about that?” The man smirked. “We know everything. You should be more careful, Lia. We don’t just gamble for money; we gamble for information too.” Lia’s hands shook as she said, “You’ve got your money. Just leave me alone.” The gambler smiled coldly. “For now.” Then they both turned and walked away, leavin

Nancy knew that my previous life was arbitrage, betting hundreds of millions of dollars on each market move. But I never bet on pure chance like the lottery (which is designed so you lose) or on the collective efforts of folks who went to college on athletic scholarships. If she had asked me I would have told her that "genius" gamblers like Getty always double down trying to recoup their losses. If they win they let it ride, so they never get even, eventually bad things become worse.

I repeated, the question echoing in the quiet night. He chuckled, a low rumble that sent a shiver down my spine. “Someone who fancies himself a knight in not-so-shining armor.” “A knight?” I scoffed, a hint of a smile tugging at the corner of my lips. “More like a gambler with a lucky charm.” “Perhaps,” he conceded, a glint in his eyes that made my stomach do a nervous flip. “But a gambler who won you a fair shake, wouldn’t you say?”

“Double? You couldn’t pay the first dime, and now you’re spouting fairy tales about double?” The one with the cigarette snorted, smoke curling around his face. “Word’s gotten around, Carter,” the gun guy chimed in, a cruel grin splitting his face. “You’ve been gambling like you’ve got gold stashed somewhere. Lost every penny, didn’t you? That’s the ‘other stuff’ you’re talking about?” “No, no! That’s not true!” Carter cried, shaking his head frantically. “I wasn’t gambling! I... I was just trying to double my money so I could pay you back all at once! I thought—”