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American Gambler

David Hill, Jennifer Shahade
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Updates and dispatches from the research and writing of my forthcoming book, American Gambler (FSG).

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    Writing a book about gambling for FSG. Author of The Vapors. Player of games.

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    3x National chess champion, keynote speaker and author of Thinking Sideways. Better decision-making through chess and poker thinking.

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