Wyatt rode shotgun for Wells Fargo stagecoaches and moonlighted as a gambler. |
As any gambler will tell you, when your luck is out, it's well and truly out. |
The reckless gambler goes to the roulette wheel and places his last million on his favourite number. |
This reduces a political leader to a gambler who must depend on good timing and dumb luck to take him where he wants to go. |
In this way, the backer enters into the traditional role of the gambler and the lawyer enters into the traditional role of the bookmaker. |
It seems that the ultimate mysteriousness of horses adds a quality of magic to the transactions of the gambler. |