“This paved the way for all the swally merchants in the afternoon, some of which also enjoyed a gamble on the horses.”

“I took a gamble on being so public with the information, and it worked.”

“If you ever even thought of life as a professional gambler, this book might change your mind.”

“What about whatshisname, the gambler, who surely ought to be in jail by now?”

“The reckless gambler goes to the roulette wheel and places his last million on his favourite number.”

“This form of gambling closely resembles lotto, with the principal difference being a dependence on winning based on football results rather than the drawing of numbers by some random process.”

“But some people fear they could be the breeding ground for the compulsive gamblers of the future.”

“But I think, you know, the combination of a wild stock market with Internet accessibility has turned a lot of people into compulsive gamblers.”

“I'm impressed by the solitary intensity of the gamblers, and the way these solipsists at the slots form a community of obsession.”