The Phantom Gamblers of the Silver State

Previously

…He knew that the 'House Always Wins' in the tangible world of commerce and chance. But here, in the ethereal realm, a different kind of victory had been achieved. The spirits, once trapped in an eternal game, had finally found their exit. Their "unfinished hand" was now complete, their spectral presence fading like a mirage in the desert heat. As he packed his satchel, a sense of quiet satisfaction settled over him. He had not simply investigated hauntings; he had borne witness to stories, to lives lived intensely and tragically, and had