The Lore And Lure Of Roulette
January, 1967
The Lore and Lure of Roulette"Vingt-neuf; noir, impair et passe!" Lost again. Easy now, don't show it. Don't get "wheel panic." Keep cool like a pre-War Russian grand duke. There goes your bet. The croupier skillfully rakes in the losing stakes without disturbing the winning ones.Across the table a cascade of chips lands right in front of that greedy old woman. You notice everything as in a dream: the sudden whispers, the electrifying atmosphere, the players' tense faces, the...