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Perhaps so, but a horse player could not truthfully agree. Because racetracks do not return,, all the money bet with them, but take out a sizable cut, the inveterate gambler's chances of long-term gain are almost nil-in sharp contrast to the stock investor. Since the 1929 crash, shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange have returned an average 9% a year in price appreciation and dividends...
...hooked" gambler, swearing we are "pulling out" of a game that past experience indicates cannot be won due to the odd rules of the "house...
Depth of Corruption. Maheu's rise stirred intense envy and innumerable rumors in Las Vegas. In that gaudy city, where stuccoed pastel towers climb improbably out of the desert, a gambler's distrust pervades everything, and almost everyone is thought to have his (or her) price. The entertainers often kick back part of their inflated fees to the producers, dishwashers pay their bosses for the opportunity to work, and waitresses pay off their captains. "There is a depth of corruption here that would leave even the Vietnamese breathless," reported TIME Los Angeles Bureau Chief Don Neff. "A prominent...
...Grant-In-Aid production of Funny Girl plays the story of a young Jewish New York comedienne with a cast of well groomed aristocrats. This leads to some of the worst and the best moments of the evening. The worst: Phil Gabrielli is competent but ridiculous as suave Jewish gambler Nick Arristein. He plays him like Cyril Ritchard dipping his pinky finger into something icky. John Cook as theatrical entrepreneur Flo Ziegfeld tries hard but is equally unlikely. The best: a Ziegfeld production number called "His Love Makes Me Beautiful." Eight deadpanning preppies running around with sequined mirrors create...
Ravenel, the "Riverboat Gambler," was a junior in 1959, and Harvard compiled a 6-3 record and finished third in the league. It was the first of ten straight winning seasons...