The world is your casino. But bettors beware—the house always wins. A short story by K.G. Jewell

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  • Know When to Hold ’Em - Issue 28 : 2050
    http://nautil.us/issue/28/2050/know-when-to-hold-em-rp

    The last customer from the after-bar rush left, leaving a dozen snow-dusted cars scattered across the half-acre lot. These were the folks who’d gotten lucky enough to go home with someone else, or drunk enough to go home in a cab.Huddled in the tiny attendant hut, Jonas checked, for the third time, the knob on the ancient space heater. It was still set on max. Usually the booth swung between hot and cold as the heater cycled on and off, but this evening the sub-zero winds of a Lake Huron cold front invaded Detroit, and the tiny glowing heating element fought a non-stop, losing battle.It would be a long night.Jonas pulled out his phone, reluctantly slipping off his gloves to unlock the touch-screen and launch MicroRisk™. The app flashed dollar signs as it launched.Rosalinda, Jonas’s ex, (...)