The Phantom Gambler

Michael LaPointe’s article The Phanom Gambler starts with quite the opening paragraph:

Telling the incredible (and incredibly sad) story of William Lee Bergstrom, LaPointe mixes gambling lore with just a sprinkle of mythology and Nietzsche. It’s a short read, so I won’t spoil too much here – but it’s quite the fascinating tale.

I really like LaPointe’s writing style and look forward to reading more by him. And from what I saw on Twitter, this article looks to be the first in a new column for The Paris Review called Dice Roll, profiling individuals who have been shaped in some way by gambling.

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