A Gambler For Life

A Gambler For LifeThe martial arts have always stressed spiritual control based on physical and mental accomplishments. Cards lend themselves wonderfully well to this process.--Ricky Jay, "Cards as Weapons"For a while I played cards every day. The game was held in an old junk store on the North Side of Chicago. The store was a front for a fence, and he ran a game every day of the year from noon till eight P.M., and I was there every day.One morning, before the game, I'd gone downtown o...