The thug then told the croupier to put ten thousand dollars in chips on the table. She did. Roll the dice, he said to the fund-raiser. He did so. The dice came up with one dot and two dots. “Lucky you,” said the thug. “A seven.” A much larger chunk of chips was placed on the table. “Roll again.” The fund-raiser, knowing nothing about a winner-take-all pass line bet if a seven or eleven is rolled, was confused and hesitated. “Throw the fucking dice, you moron,” he was told. He did so. A three and a six came up. “Another seven,” said the thug, and the pile was overflowing. The fund-raiser was
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