jack appears at the head of the table. the punters look at him, not recognising him.
later. a plastic-looking blonde woman, heavily made-up, sits at the table. she nods to jack. punters are placing their bets. she has 50 casino chips of 100 denominations in front of her. jack notes the large sum.
later. a different set of punters. the wheel spins. a greek man sits at the table. he doesn't attempt to bet. he looks around to see a croupier in his late 20's waiting to replace jack at the wheel. this is matt. he gives jack a curious complicitous smile. jack collects the chips and pays out.
jani bets again on number 11. the man follows suit. the wheel spins. jack watches the table. jani glances at him. the man moves closer to the table to one side of jani. concealed in his hand is a chip. as the ball bounces round and lands again on number 11, the man deftly adds the chip to the square. jack clocks it.
an arab at the end of the table kisses all his 50 chips and sets them out on the table. the wheel spins. jack looks round at the punters.
the faces of punters around the table: concentration, grimness, apprehension.