The Whip of the God of Basketball

Uncasville, Connecticut, is about 180 kilometers away from Boston. Whether you take Highway 95 to Providence, or pass through Waltham and then turn to Highway 395, you can drive to this famous city in about half a day. Entertaining small towns. After the Mohegan Indian Settlement Act was officially passed by the Connecticut Assembly in 1995, the gambling industry in Uncasville began to flourish. With the convenience of Indian settlement autonomy, large and small casinos sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Popping out of this little piece of land in Uncasville.

In Massachusetts, which is well-developed in northern Connecticut, the gambling industry is not allowed by law. This may be related to the Puritan tradition here, but rich people always need to find a place to entertain. In the past, their target was always located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Boston is more than 300 kilometers away, which is almost twice the distance to Uncasville. If you don't take a plane, it often takes a whole day to drive. This allowed Uncasville to replace Atlantic City as the center of gambling and entertainment in New England in the mid-to-late 1990s, and it was also a gold-selling den for the rich and famous in Boston.

On the night of November 18, the most famous Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville welcomed a big customer, a group of players from the Boston Celtics. Leading the way is the star of the Celtics, Antoine Walker, as well as Joe Johnson, Tarek Wahad, Eric Williams, Mark Blunt and others. After resting all day on November 17, the Celtics players on the 18th participated in training. After the training in the afternoon, the head coach Leon announced the cancellation of the training on the 19th, and another training session on the morning of the 20th match day. So Antoine Walker, who was about to move around, finally found an opportunity to take his little brothers to the Mohegan God Casino, which he had longed for for a long time, to have a good day of fun.

When Dennis Rodman hadn't retired in the first two seasons, he was a frequent visitor to Mohegan Sun Casino, and sometimes he would bring Walker here to spend a lot of money and spend a lot of money to relieve the tremendous pressure brought by NBA games. After Rodman left, as Leon became the head coach and increased the frequency and intensity of training, Walker could no longer find time to enjoy himself in the casino, so he could only go to nightclubs in Boston to have fun after the game. But nightclubs in Boston are small and old just like arenas, subways, and restaurants in Boston. And since Pierce was attacked two years ago, the Celtics players have been careful about going to nightclubs, and those who are not familiar with them will never dare to go, which greatly limits their fun.

During the four-day intermission between games, Walker thought he would have to spend another day in hard training, but Leon showed mercy and took another day off instead of driving to the Mohegan Sun Casino, which was a waste of such a great opportunity.

The Golden God Casino was built in 1992 and officially opened in 1996, just in time for Uncasville gambling to take off, and began to become a famous emerging casino in the northeastern United States. The main building of the casino, the Mohegan Sun Hotel, is composed of several rectangular glass buildings, which are beautiful, magnificent and full of characteristics of modern architectural styles. In addition, there is a large-area outdoor casino made of many mixed materials. These white mushroom-like, umbrella-shaped sunshade structures form a casino forest around the Mohegan Sun Hotel. In the core area, there is also a giant multi-functional hall with a surface area and space no less than that of an NBA arena. It is usually used as a high-end gambling venue, and it can also be used as a boxing venue, concert venue or political speech venue during special periods.

This place is where Walker really wants to go. The slot machines, horse racing machines, and steel balls outside can't satisfy Walker's appetite. He leads a group of people into the core casino under the guidance of the casino manager himself.

Joe Johnson is the first time to come to this kind of high-end casino. Unlike many players who trained in Las Vegas and Los Angeles in the summer, he chose to return to Arkansas, back to Little Rock, where there are only simple buildings and courts, there is no such There is no such luxurious gambling place in a resplendent hotel. Recently, he and Walker have often been in and out of some nightclubs in Boston, but none of them are as shocking as the Mohegan Sun Hotel.

Walker had already exchanged nearly 200,000 dollars in chips, ready to have a good time at those money-sucking gaming tables, but Johnson took out his credit card and thought about it, gritted his teeth, and exchanged 5,000 dollars in chips. Johnson looked at the boy who exchanged chips for him, with a gentle smile on his face, and there was no trace of ridicule or contempt in his eyes, but Johnson himself felt that he must be mocking himself in his heart, mocking him. The "poor ghost" with dollar chips, he is still a professional NBA player... But thinking that I won't be able to stay in this place for long, why should I not let it go like that? Thinking about it, he asked the boy for another five thousand dollars in chips.

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Doug Green, the duty manager of the core hall of Mohegan Sun Casino, personally led Walker and his party into the casino, then left the hall to continue greeting people outside. Working in a casino requires not only some special skills, but also the ability to observe words and demeanor. Who are the celebrities, who are the rich, who are the troublemakers, who are the adventurers, and who are the big tycoons, all these managers need to see in a short time. Come out, so as not to let high-quality guests be neglected, but also to prevent those troublemakers from disturbing the order of the casino.

Seeing Walker and the Celtics players, the duty manager couldn't help but think of Dennis Rodman, a celebrity and high roller in the casino, who would have a good time every time he came here, not just at the table Sprinkle a lot of money, drink the best wine, play with the best women, live in the best room, and sleep in the best bed. It can be said that almost half of the money Rodman earned with the Celtics in the past two years was thrown into the Golden God Casino. It's a pity that since retiring, Rodman left New England and returned to Las Vegas, which he loved more, and also caused Mohegan Sun to lose a high-quality customer.

But then Green remembered the guy who often came with Rodman, the scary guy with long hair and cold eyes—a casino monster. If you want to say why Rodman didn't throw all his salary at Mohegan Sun Casino, it must be because the other half was won back by that guy. Green has heard of this guy, and he is well-known in the gambling world. His fame started in Sydney, Australia, and he occasionally appeared in various casinos across the United States with Rodman. Casino blacklist.

Green still remembers his name, Fox Leon, a man as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a lion.

"Please take me to the main casino, and by the way, exchange for... a hundred dollars in chips." Just as Green was in a daze, someone greeted him. Green followed the sound and saw a bearded man talking to him. This man had black curly short hair, the most striking thing was the thick beard, and he also wore a pair of brown-rimmed glasses, which looked like a 70 Pioneering artists of the era.

Although Green really wanted to tell him that "a hundred dollars won't stay in it for three seconds", he swallowed his words out of professional sensitivity. He needs to take a closer look at this guy. People like this are either crazy to lose. Is it a gambler who wants to get back his money, or a country bumpkin who wants to go inside and try to see the world, or a big gambler who hides his secrets? However, based on Green's experience, he has never seen this gambler before. Logically speaking, such a beard should be easily recognizable.

"Perhaps you can try your luck in the gambling venues outside. The items inside may not be suitable for you...Of course, if you need it, there is no problem going in. I will guide you." Green tried to persuade this Big Beard, but Big Beard ignored him at all and just let him lead the way. Green had to take Big Beard into the core hall, and then took him to the boy to exchange chips.

"A hundred-dollar chip." The bearded man took out a one-hundred-dollar card from his pocket and exchanged it for a chip. The boy kept his respectful and calm eyes all the time, but he finally broke down in front of the hundred dollars. He gave the bearded man a soft look. He had never seen a gambler come to the core casino for only one hundred dollars. Yuan chips.

"Okay, where do we start? Let's start with the roulette wheel." The bearded man shook the chips in his hand and decided to start playing with the roulette wheel.

Seeing that the bearded man wanted to play roulette, Green showed a disdainful smile, because roulette is basically a gambling game based on luck, with almost no skills at all. In this case, the possibility of the bearded man hiding the big gamblers should be very high. Very low. Green's heart was completely relieved.