Others wander around the floor clutching touchscreen tablet devices that they use to tap in spur-of-the-moment wagers.
Some gamblers hunch over workstations identical to the one Jimmy sits at, feverishly entering fresh bets. Its wood-accented sports book (gambling lingo for the casino within the casino where you can wager on sporting events) resembles a cross between an upscale sports bar and a midtier accounting firm. The M Resort is a new casino 8 miles south of the glittering Vegas Strip. Jimmy taps one of the touchscreens, placing a $250 bet on Peralta whiffing. He also has a gut instinct that the next man up to bat, the Tigers' Jhonny Peralta, is going to strike out. He has $8,600 on account that he can draw from.
The veteran sports bettor would rather not reveal his full name, but he's happy to share the details of his wagers. Jimmy, a fiftyish man in Bermuda shorts and Crocs, sips green tea as he surveys his options on three small monitors in front of him. On one of the dozens of TVs around the room, the Detroit Tigers are playing the White Sox in Chicago, and Jimmy E. It's a sweltering August evening in Las Vegas, but it's cool inside the sports-wagering emporium at the M Resort Spa and Casino.
