The character most closely aligned with the gambler personality in the story is the Lord Mayor.
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Dostoyevsky, under severe legal and financial pressures from his publisher, wrote "The Gambler" in 28 fevered days.
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The final one is the gambler, motivated by greed and a desire to be associated with great power and wealth.
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Under the hot hand fallacy, the gambler believes the number is likely to come up again and continues to bet on his lucky number.
Politicians align well with the gambler personality.
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However, under the Monte Carlo fallacy the same gambler would believe the streak is likely to end and stop betting.
Down on Las Vegas's famous Strip, I discover that the casino industry is - just like that gambler catching himself in the mirror - being forced to face up to its shortcomings.
Apart from the bargain-seeking gambler, Downtown has little else to offer right now.
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In the case of Inveterate Gambler Ping, success drew attention.
Pfizer's trail of woe, reflected in a 40% share price decline since 1998, is a result of an affliction known to every problem gambler: the delusion that skill can overcome chance.
He did so out of sheer nervousness, a kind of helpless hilarity, like that of an almost ruined gambler at the blackjack table, risking everything on the turn of a card.
The lessons our short list of graduates is teaching us is clear: Unless you are a wild gambler, stick with the small companies riding the big trends.
Here was a gambler drastically raising the stakes to stay ahead of the game.
Dan Moldea, author of "The Hoffa Wars, " said the tipster, a former gambler, contacted him March 30.
At least five people are affected for every problem gambler, says the report.
James Caan, a pro gambler, shellacks the would-be groom in a welcome-to-Vegas poker game and takes a weekend with Parker as his prize.
Lest this spectacular bid give the impression that Alwaleed is a gambler, keep in mind that he is fanatical about his homework.
Keegan has shown all his famed gambler's courage in giving the two of the game's hotheads such a pivotal role.
Most free-market economists view such claims of desirable social by-products with the indignation of a poker player watching a professional gambler palm cards.
Like any self-respecting gambler, Mr Edwards loves to win and revels in the spotlight.
Not only is one of the candidates a former bartender, boxer, prison guard, professional gambler, car-factory worker and snowplough driver.
Watch a gambler who is lucky enough to win some money early in the evening.
The movie business is inherently unpredictable, but no one wants to look like a gambler.
Like any good gambler though, opponents of this critical resource development have an ace in the hole.
"Taking the job was like putting money on a horse, " says Jordan, whose father was a serious gambler.
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