I’ve always found myself attracted to the darker side of life, and the degeneracy of gambling fits right in. As I was surfing the web today, though, I came across two articles that ironically tell very different stories about gambling degeneracy.
In the Wall Street Journal’s article, The Gambler Who Blew $127 Million, you can read about a centimillionaire who is now suing Harrah’s for encouraging him to gamble drunk. Ridiculous.
In the New York Times’ article, Picking (Up) a Winner Without Placing a Bet, you can read about a gambling bottom feeder who makes a sizeable living from picking through the OTB’s garbage for discarded winners.
So there you have a captain of industry who lost control and most of his money in the process, and a bottom-feeding degenerate who essentially started his own, capital-free, low-risk industry off the backs of the gambling world.
It really is the wild west out there.
Until next time, make mine poker!