Everything in life is a gamble. Don't regret the chance not taken. This is the maxim of The Player, a professional gambler who rarely loses, usually breaks even, and often wins big. He is the perfect paladin of the 21st Century - always in the game - always gets the girl - and is always willing to risk it all. Fate and luck in many ways determine the course of The Player's life, but it is in the bets placed, the choices made and the risks taken where he becomes a man in control of his own destiny. "The Player: Life is a Gamble" is the first in a series of flash-fiction books with stories of 2-3 pages in length. Enjoy the adventures of The Player.