Posted Aug 13, 2003 by Pimms Lettuce
 Surely it was the scourge of Robert Redford's character? Paul Newman didn't go near a roulette table in The Sting
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Posted Aug 13, 2003 by Mu Beta
Actually, to be more precise, it should have been both of them. I can't remember if it's mentioned in the film but certainly in the book Newman's character claims to have been wipe out by gambling. Redford's just a part-time loser.
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Posted Aug 13, 2003 by Pimms Lettuce
I  to your superior knowledge. I was not aware there was a book (of the film), or recall that Newman's character's gambling problem was roulette related - no visual flashback to illuminate me. I only remembered Redford's character losing his cash to a crooked roulette table where subtle pins were used to prevent the ball landing in the wrong numbers.
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Posted Aug 13, 2003 by Mu Beta
That he did.
The book is by Robert Weverka (I think it's spelled like that), and is pretty much a word-for-word retread of the film.
Now I re-read the entry, though, I do find Redford springing to mind.
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