The casino is everything I imagined it would be. I’ve watched enough episodes of CSI to not be awed at the splendor of the vast red-carpeted room filled with machines and tables and noise. Jake tries his luck at a few tables and soon looks bored. He’s never been much of a gambler; he prefers to have situations laid out in a way where he controls the players and always wins. It’s why he’s his father’s second-in-command, with his inherited skills. Although after the Hunter merger, I’m beginning to think his skills surpass those of Senior, seeing he knew how to play him well.

“You want to hit a club...