Charlie stood amidst a large crowd of onlookers. "I bet 6." He called. People gaped at him.
"Come on!" A burly man scoffed, "Two sixs in a row?"
Charlie merely smiled and pushed his stack of notes forward, they amounted to three hundred dollars. The look on the man's face changed to a grin, "I'll take that bet, and your money!"
A cheer rose from the crowd as the man picked up the dice. It had eight faces, any of them could come up at the top. The man pulled back his hand, he stopped and looked at Charlie, "you wanna roll?" He asked, Charlie smiled and shook his head. The man shrugged and threw the dice.
It bounced on the table and rolled until finally stopping, people strained to see the number. Charlie merely stood calmly and smiled patiently. He heard the gasp from members of the crowd,"Its a six!" One woman called. They all looked at Charlie who tried to feign surprise, he reached over to take the money but a burly hand came down over the notes. It was the man who had wagered, his face not looking so smug. "Again," he pleaded.
Charlie shook his head, "Sorry but that's all for today." He said warmly, he picked up his money and walked away from the crowd.
He stopped at the doors of the casino where a very well-built bouncer stood. "Hi Jim." He said warmly.
Jim smiled, "Good day?" He asked. Charlie nodded, Jim sighed, "I wish I had your luck."
Laughing, Charlie handed the man a note. It was worth fifty dollars, Jim blinked and shook his head, "I can't take this." He whispered.
Charlie laughed again, "Oh come on! It's only money." Jim gave in and pocketed the note.
Charlie left the casino and went to find a hotel down the road. He stopped at a sign advertising holiday destinations. "Someday..." He murmured, walking on.
He found a nice four star hotel and checked in, he went straight up to his room and lay on the bed. He found a remote and switched the television on, then Charlie saw the broadcast.
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