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3 years, 6 months ago

or did he just want to be rich

Yet Logan’s proposition posed a dilemma: If given the chance to make a ton of money by less-than-unimpeachable means, would he take it? If he agreed to play Logan’s game, making an easy living off of drunk businessmen, he wouldn’t be the best. In fact, he would have qualms about even calling himsel…

—p.356 Paradise, Nevada by Dario Diofebi
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3 years, 6 months ago

wasn’t that what true alphas did?

It was a war old Tom would have never been able to fight. His need for reassurance and peacemaking would have made the ruthlessness of conflict impossible. He would have caved, for sure. But what he found now, in his first weeks as a lone wolf (and he would go entire days speaking no words out loud…

—p.324 by Dario Diofebi
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3 years, 6 months ago

in an environment incapable of self-regulation

“First of all,” said Bryan, “I can’t fucking believe you’re actually saying you’re doing this for the good of the fish, or the land, or whatever you wanna call your little poker buddies, you greedy piece of shit.”

“Well, look at that,” said Logan. “First time I hear the man’s voice in like a yea…

—p.312 by Dario Diofebi
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Las Vegas is our town

“Las Vegas is our town. There’s a lot of good in it, in its families, in its workers, in its unions. But its industry is sick, colleagues—outdated, dying. It is a cancerous incarnation of an old perceived notion of what entertainment is, and … and I would add male entertainment … yes … and it needs…

—p.296 by Dario Diofebi
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he ordered a vodka and tonic he didn’t want

It occurred to Ray that by taking a free cocktail and tipping $1, he could probably scale back the house edge very close to the breakeven point, maybe, who knows, even profit slightly. He needed to raise his bets a bit to qualify for the comp, but a quick math check told him he was still better off…

—p.292 by Dario Diofebi