All false: I like gambling, the system was not cheating, and it was simple. But you're getting my side of the story here. It's my book; let those guys write their own books if they like. ... The cheaters stacked the deck, but cheaters are always the easiest people to beat.

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,'?

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

As a close-up magician, I was using gambling cheating techniques.

We are aware that gambling exists, and we do everything to distance ourselves from it.

The urge to gamble is so universal, and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.