. . . as she moved from table to table, endeavoring to understand the [gambling] games, she realized that either her memory was at fault or Hollywood had carelessly added an apocryphal glitter and subtracted an essential gloom.

Let the bucket of memory down into the well,bring it up. Cool, cool minutes. No onestirring, no plans. Just being there.

Let the bucket of memory down into the well,
bring it up. Cool, cool minutes. No one
stirring, no plans. Just being there.

Finance can only be understood as a gambling game, and gambling games can only be understood as a form of finance. Many people have no trouble accepting the first part: They believe Wall Street is a big casino. When New York introduced off-track betting in 1971, it chose the slogan 'If you're in the stock market, you might find this a better bet,'?

Legalized sports gambling in Nevada serves a very important function of providing a watch over fixed games. There's no question about that.

(Gambling) is not a risk-free activity, but the government supports it, the church (games like bingo) supports it and now it's being glamorized on TV.