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It was business. No thanks needed.

This is a single malt.

It's really good. You should try it.

You know, I'm more of

a pizza and beer guy myself.

Baked potato with cheese and baked beans.

And look at us now.

Look at you.

Wow.

You really do wear it.

Is this how you worked Ivan over?

I didn't work him over.

You know, part of my job

is getting close to the people

who are close to my employer.

So, that's it?

Just checking me out professionally.

Pretty much.

"Pretty much. "

Good luck, sir.

It's the casino toss.

You know how at the casino

when they give you chips

they say "Good luck, sir"?

They don't tell you

that "sir" means "dummy",

and "good luck" means "f*** you".

Holy sh*t. Those are f***ing crocodiles.

Yeah.

This guy wants me to invest

in a crocodile farm for their skin.

He sent me these as samples.

- Ivan...

- Mmm?

I appreciate the invite, man.

Tonight was a blast.

Good. You had fun.

You should have fun.

I didn't have fun, I f***ing hated it.

I don't know why.

It used to be fun.

Started out, it was fun. F***.

Started out,

it was the greatest thing in the world.

It's like everything you ever thought

you wanted when you were 13 years old.

Listen, I got a guy,

he's coming in from London.

His name is Brett Sheck.

We call him "Shecky. "

He's a super affiliate.

His players would represent

over 10 percent of our business.

Okay.

Currently, he's with these pussies

at Ultimate Bet.

I think you can sign him.

If you do, it's gonna be on for you.

Because you're going to commission

everything you bring in.

And that's when the real

exponential money starts.

And I'm excited to see you spend it.

You up for it?

I'm on it.

All right.

Good. You want to throw one?

What kind of question is that?

Of course I want to throw one.

I love those little slimy bastards.

They remind me of everybody who

wants to take a piece out of me.

Looks like somebody made a new friend.

- Yeah, I did.

- Well...

Good.

You want me to stay away.

No. I want you to do whatever you want.

- God knows I do.

- Hmm.

You certainly do.

Get some rest, yeah?

You called him on cheating you

and got yourself a job.

I think that deserves a round of applause.

What is this? Who the f*** are you?

If I un-cuff you, you're not gonna

do anything stupid, like run?

Because I'll shoot you.

The FBI is in the kidnapping business now?

I do whatever I want.

Man, I'm in f***ing Costa Rica.

Look, I wanted to get you alone

and I didn't want your boss

to see us together.

You should be thanking me.

My name is Eric Shavers.

Don't call me "Eric. "

Call me "Agent Shavers. "

And you work for me now.

Can we just back up

for a f***ing second here?

Like I said, you caught him cheating.

But what about...

What about bribing an official?

What about racketeering?

What about stealing

the player list from his former job

to start his new website, Midnight Black?

Now, there's rumblings

that he wants new territories.

You are gonna be my guy inside.

I don't know what you think I can do, man.

I'm an independent marketing consultant.

Look, don't play me for stupid!

You're too smart for that.

I'm too smart for that.

You could have worked

at any respectable place.

Any legitimate casino.

Caesars Palace. That's a nice place.

But you chose to sign up with Ivan Block.

I'm not even a principal

in the f***ing company.

I can go wherever I want.

You can't go to New Jersey.

Or any place that has

reciprocal arrangements

with New Jersey, like New York.

What the f*** have

I done in New Jersey, huh?

Or New York, for that matter?

You're not that bright for a Princeton man.

It's sad.

I was talking to my associate, Agent Mohr,

and he has a sworn statement

from a Dean Monroe

that says you were

promoting gambling at Princeton.

Now, if you were my guy,

I could make it all go away.

Wipe the slate clean.

But if the sun comes up tomorrow

and you're still here,

and you're not my guy

then I pull the trigger.

And you can forget about working

on Wall Street or any legitimate casino.

Because you need a license for that,

and felons don't get them.

See, I can stand here

and say I'm doing it because it's my job.

Or I'm upholding the law,

blah-blah-f***ing-blah.

But the truth is,

I'm doing it because I enjoy it.

Hmm?

I love f***ing over Princeton guys.

Because I went to Rutgers.

Ivan! Hey, it's important.

- Oh!

- Ivan! I need to talk to you.

What's up?

F***, I'm so f***ing terrible

at this game, man.

They only let me play

because I own the team.

I just f***ing got kidnapped by the FBI.

Good.

Oh, that's good?

Oh, I knew they'd hit on you sometime,

I just didn't know what you'd do.

Now I do. Is it that guy Shavers?

Did he give you the line

about how I'm a bad guy,

you gotta leave town, all that sh*t?

Yeah, he's threatened me with jail.

He said I'd be barred

from re-entering the country.

Listen, you're not gonna go to jail, okay?

You got grabbed up by the FBI.

I get it. That's really f***ing scary.

I was terrified

the first time it happened to me.

I wouldn't judge you at all

if you want to get on a plane

and just get the f*** out of here.

Just ask yourself one thing.

Are you doing something wrong?

Are we?

I make it possible for

a fat guy in Cleveland

to play Omaha Hi-Lo

in his underwear in his living room.

Shoot me.

I mean, these f***ing shoe companies,

they pay a Chinese

eight-year-old two nickels

to hand-stitch these f***ing things

till their fingers bleed,

then they sell them in the ghetto

in the United States for $250.

And I'm the f***ing criminal?

Then why is this guy all over me,

huh? Why is he f***ing with me?

Because he's jealous.

He's hating on you, that's why.

He sees what you have,

he sees what you're gonna have,

and he's plugging away in a bad suit

and heavy shoes for chump change.

Look, man, even if it was a crime,

there's nothing they could do about it

because they don't

have enough jurisdiction

to write us a f***ing parking ticket

down here.

Richie, I look at you, and I see myself.

You got that same "f*** you" look

in your eye.

You've been beat up,

you've been knocked down,

you've been kicked around,

you've been told you weren't good enough,

and you have something to prove.

Now is the time to do it.

But let me know. Either way,

someone's got to deal with Shecky.

Block is a one man industry,

Shecky.

He figured out how to take online gambling

and make it sexy,

with the money and the women.

Because that's the true

crave-able experience.

Know what I crave?

Name it.

Thirty-three percent

rake-back on my poker players

and cost per acquisition

on my casino gamers.

We're at 30 percent and rev-share.

Well, I'm getting my terms at UB

and they're happy to have me, so,

I think I'm gonna stay where I am.

Tell you what, give me a day.

I'll talk to him about matching,

we'll lock this thing up.

All right, I'll give you a day.

But then I got to get home,

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