[ WP ] A new casino has opened that allows players to gamble years of their life . Some find immortality ; others , a grim fate .

The house always wins. But not today. I've been practicing counting cards. I'll get those thirty years back. If for nothing else, then for my family. My wife does n't know that I'll be dead in a couple years if I do n't win tonight. She would never forgive me for risking not being in the kids' lives. I've got ta win. I sit down at the blackjack table. They scan the barcode on my wrist and see I've only got two years. At first they want to deny me but I put up the years of my children. I know I'll win. The dealer wants to refuse the years but the pit boss makes her take them. All combined 162 years. The payout will be incredible. My whole family will live much longer than we would have ever even dreamed. The first hand goes my way. And the next and the next. The pit boss is trying to get me to leave. He's getting the waitress to try and get me drunk. Just water for me, thanks. I'm doing it. I win the next hand and the next. I should probably cash out now. But how can I pass up more years with my family? I lose the next hand. And another. I've got to get those years back. They're dwindling. As I'm watching, years with my family are ticking away. I've got to keep playing. I've got to get the time back. But in the end, the house always wins.
