Investigations: Dice Dawson's Luck

INVESTIGATIONS Dice Dawson's Luck Ask any dedicated crapshooter in a garbage-strewn alley or a carpeted casino and he will admit it: sooner or later the cubes turn cold and hostile in the most gifted fist. The streak of Donald ("Dice") Dawson, versatile gambler and fashionable bookmaker, lasted for many years. When his luck finally sank as a result of a federal investigation centered in Detroit, the ensuing ripples knocked over 13 other gamblers and threatened to implicate a number of prominent athletes around the country.

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