The other marksman was one of the roulette players, a young man named Harry Vincent.
His father-in-law, William Nelson Darnborough, was a successful roulette player at Monte Carlo from 1904-11.
The bottom line is that American roulette players buck a house edge of 5.26 percent on all bets but one, which carries a 7.89 percent house edge.
Mr. Reynolds was a fanatical roulette player.
A roulette player who bets $100 will have, on average, $94.74 to show for it, given the 5.26 percent house advantage.
As she left the table, she saw Treban approaching, and walked straight past him, looking toward the roulette players as though expecting to see Allard among them.
Each said something to his roulette players.
"The roulette player left," began Clyde, in a low voice.
Which roulette player doesn't have a system?
Mr. Wainaina, the Kenyan roulette player, stays away from gaming tables these days, after losing his land and his wife.