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my wife and I

are about to have our first kid.

Ah. Salud.

Cheers.

Ivan.

- I spoke with Sheck.

- Yeah?

A few little things

and we're pagando blackjack.

What few little things?

He wants an extra three points rake-back

and to stay at cost per acquisition.

I know it's not the original deal,

but, uh, we still make a huge profit.

No. F*** him.

If we give him that,

every piker who thinks he's an affiliate

is gonna want the same thing. No.

Then I don't think we get him.

Well, then I guess that's it,

you don't want the bonus.

You know what I mean? Pack your sh*t.

No, no, no. Ivan, wait.

I've got this.

Tell me how much room

I have to negotiate.

You have no room to negotiate.

You already tried negotiating.

Now, you try leverage.

Everybody has something

they care about more than money.

Find out what that is.

Then you gotta do the hard thing.

That little voice

in the back of your head right now?

It's not your conscience.

It's fear.

Hey, man.

How you doing?

Thanks for hanging in there,

giving me the day.

How could I pass up the chance for marlin?

Are we good to go?

Just got to wait for the crew to board.

Who's this guy?

Oh, he drives the boat.

Here comes your crew.

Permission to come aboard?

God, I love that accent.

Permission granted.

Come on, girls.

Look, man. Eat, drink, fish.

Compliments of Ivan Block.

He's not gonna match the UB terms,

but we do want you to

think of us as friends

so, if you ever decide to switch,

we'll be your first call.

Have fun.

I'll try.

Hi.

Well, hi.

I'm a f***ing idiot.

They are very good-looking.

It's my own fault.

I can't blame you, you're nothing.

I've got everything.

I've got a great wife,

a baby on the way, a business.

And I've got to come to Costa Rica

and act like an a**hole.

I'm sure Block's gonna

press the terms now.

No, actually,

the terms are the same ones

we offered you.

Block wants you to feel great

about working with us.

Question is, where am I gonna be working?

You can still work in London.

Yeah, but will my checks be coming

from a Costa Rican bank,

or Caymans, or Malta, or somewhere else?

I've heard the whispers.

Block's not too popular

around these parts anymore.

One of the reasons I was gonna stay away.

Player list.

My man. You got it?

Got it.

You're a f***ing genius.

Come here, watch this.

Wilson, can you get 30 racks?

500,000 new international players. Right?

Emails, betting history.

By Sunday, 200,000 of these penguins

will be betting football on our site.

By the weekend, we'll

be doing nine million.

We'll lose some of them,

but luckily, we got Shecky out

there bringing them back for us,

so, we're gonna be all right.

And this is my thanks to you.

It's a little bonus to show

how much we appreciate you.

You're a f***ing man

and you did what you had to do.

Spend it all in one place.

Knock yourself out.

Do some degenerate sh*t.

Do it in my car.

- Which one?

- Whichever one you want.

Thanks, Richie. You're a good man.

Richie. Honestly,

this is the greatest night of my life, man.

I can't thank you enough.

You don't look like

you're having any fun.

You know, we, uh, can't do this.

If you like me, what's the problem?

You know what the problem is.

You're right,

I should probably call you a car.

Mmm.

Immediately.

Get you out of here.

Mmm-hmm.

I think that's the best idea.

My father described this place

as a gambler's paradise.

But to be honest,

I never really put too much stock

into what my father had to say, ever.

Especially about gambling.

Well, as a gaming professional,

that's exactly the type of customer

I want in the world.

You would love him then.

But as your friend, I'm sorry.

As my friend?

Let's just...

No. No, you're right.

Let's not get too excited, okay?

No, no, no. Too strong.

Um, wrong word. "Colleague. "

Much better.

I can work with that.

How do you get used to all this?

Well...

There was no "all this"

when we came here.

We built it all, Ivan and I.

So, you two were together?

It was a moment. Um...

But it wasn't like this.

- Put your bags down.

- No f***ing way, man.

I'm getting out of here

and you should do the same thing.

Come on, man.

The three amigos. You gotta stay.

What's up, boys?

Hey, Richie.

What a night, huh?

Crazy.

Yeah, fun ride, Richie. I'm out.

Out to where?

Out to home. I'm all the way out.

What are you talking about?

Tell him, Pet.

Just tell him.

Tell me.

I'm leaving my girl's hotel room

this morning when this real hard-ass,

Agent Whatever-the-f***-his-name-is,

from the FBI,

rolls up on me,

tells me I'm breaking U.S. fiduciary...

I got braced, too.

Same guy, same speech.

You could tell him to kiss your ass.

He can't touch us down here.

He said some scary sh*t about Block.

He's a government functionary, Pet.

That's what they do.

Block is the biggest trophy

that Shavers could ever take down.

Who gives a sh*t what he says?

He told me I could be barred

from re-entering the country

if I didn't leave now.

So, what are you gonna do,

try and re-open your skin?

My brother owns a broker-dealer,

he offered me a job.

Wall Street?

I'll be rich, not super-rich.

I can deal.

What the f***?

What?

Oh.

I hide it in there from the maids.

They hate bran.

They eat everything else in the kitchen,

but they don't eat the bran.

Do me a favor. Invest it for me.

I just don't have time to spend it

while I'm here.

I'm in a basement all day.

You should come with.

No. I'm finally in the real sh*t,

optimizing the platform.

That's where the real money's at.

To be honest, super-rich works for me.

Richie, I understand the path you're on.

But you should pack it in, pal.

I can't do it, hoss.

My future is here.

All right, hoss.

See you.

- Hello.

- Young Richie!

I got something I need you to do.

It's gonna be a crash course

in client relations.

Ivan.

Excuse me, Richie.

I'm sorry, what's the problem?

Send someone else.

Why would I do that?

You don't have any

personal feelings in this.

Please.

Okay, look, here's what I need you to do.

Meet Wilson at the casino.

Wilson will give you a key.

You are gonna use that key

to go to the cage and open box 765.

You are gonna remove

the contents of that box.

300 racks. Domestic.

I want you to give what's inside

that briefcase to Mr. Herrera.

He's the gaming commissioner,

which makes him Caesar in this country.

Without him, we can't operate.

My friend. How are you doing?

- Good, how are you?

- I'm really great.

Let's make a hug.

I want you to meet a magical unicorn.

Very rare.

Would you like to partake?

I'm fine, thank you.

Okay. Come have a seat.

Sit. Sit.

Let me show you something.

Let's talk about the... Right?

It's something else.

First class.

Not coach. First class.

It's a very nice gesture. I'm good to go.

Right here!

Mmm?

Is there somebody else

coming with the rest of it?

The rest?

The rest.

No, that is the entire selection.

Well, maybe we have had

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