title: The Unexpected Gambler: A History of Casinos Cheating the Public and One Gambler's Revenge
author:  Robert Asiel 
description: Robert Asiel left his home in Jersey City, New Jersey, as a sixteen-year-old seeking adventure and a new life. He boarded a Greyhound bus for Las Vegas where he worked as a pool attendant for several months then moved into the fast lane as a 21 dealer using a fake ID. He soon became a successful crossroader beating casinos until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. After a tour in Vietnam, he returned to a long crossroading career. Today, he lives near his family with his dog, Scout.
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  _**The Sanchez Tradition**_
  
  
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  _**Anne Mather**_
  
  
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  ## CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  THE casino at Pointe St. Auguste stood on the
  
  
  promontory overlooking the jagged rocks which had once
  
  
  earned the point its dangerous reputation. That there was
  
  
  little chance now of some craft foundering on the rocks
  
  
  below the point had not dispelled its air of mystery and
  
  
  allure, and the casino was a highly popular night spot for
  
  
  tourists from Nassau only a few miles away. There was a
  
  
  restaurant adjoining the casino which seemed actually
  
  
  poised above the precipice and it was not inconceivable
  
  
  that a loser might consider ending his life by a leap from
  
  
  the balcony rails. Many people came to gamble nightly,
  
  
  and while there might be any number of losers, it was the
  
  
  winners who attracted the attention.
  
  
  Rachel sat alone at her table in the restaurant at the head
  
  
  of the flight of stairs which led down 