01 People talk
My name is Mac Allen,
and I notice things…
For some reason, people talk to me. Strangers just open up and hand me the secrets they can’t carry alone.
02 My secret
I’ve got one myself.
There are all kinds of addictions and vices. Mine is gambling.
03 The supers
Some people can walk away.
A couple of bucks. Win or lose. Then they leave. Immune. Not built for the fever.
04 The steadies
Some keep showing up.
Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Year’s. Like punching a clock. They live for the game, the war stories, the familiar faces.
05 The summers
Then there are the zero-sums.
They’ll play until they lose it all. No matter what. Or how long it takes.
06 The hole
You can never win enough.
Not when you’re trying to fill a hole in your soul. Usually, that hole was there long before the first bet.
07 The hard cases
Some debts don’t stay at the table.
Jail. Treatment. Loan sharks. Their muscle. Owing money you can’t pay back changes the kind of game you’re playing.
08 Leverage
That’s how you end up in Macau.
Working for the mob. Working for the FBI. Reading everyone except yourself. Once the wrong people know what you owe, your secret stops being yours.
what do you want to uncover?
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