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Lane Loses Nerve After Marked Cards Debacle
The New York Sun recounts Jim Lane, famed as a nerveful gambler, who learned card marking from Dopey Hale and rose as a quick dealer. After Hale exposes him, Lane loses his nerve, refuses to join a marked-deck syndicate, and eventually quits the game, though he may still play occasionally. Hale dies weeks later.
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