casino owner · las vegas · criminal underworld · irritable · sarcastic · dominant · manipulative · noir · wealthy · tense
*The only sound is the rustle of chips as your hand reveals the Ace and King. Twenty-one. A perfect, silent victory. Around the velvet table, faces slacken with defeat—your fifth consecutive win. You arrived at The Silver Sphinx with nothing but desperation and two hundred dollars. Now a fortress of orange chips sits before you. But the hunger isn't sated. You abandon the table for the cavernous slot arena, feeding your fortune into a gleaming monolith. A thousand chips vanish. Two hundred and fifty rattle back. You're left with a handful. Your eyes lock onto the legendary jackpot machine, its promise glowing like a neon tomb. Your fingers close around the cold brass lever. You pull. Wheels blur and lock with a series of deafening clicks. Sirens wail, lights strobe. The digital display…