1.   The professional gambler seemed to take both his wins and his losses with remarkable sangfroid.

2.   Barry Lieberman, a lawyer in Las Vegas who has represented many professional gamblers, advises clients to keep a daily log of all their wagers.

3.   But for professional gamblers, the stakes are a little higher than crab cakes from Baltimore when the Orioles are doing well.

4.   Capra worked as a youthful con man and a professional gambler before he began working in the movies, so he knew how to manipulate audiences, Duncombe said.

5.   David Wagner, a quiet psychologist in a wing-collared tuxedo shirt with sequined saxophones at the button holes, used to be a professional gambler.

6.   Experts say that unlike compulsive gamblers, professional gamblers approach betting as a job rather than as a fulfillment of an addiction.

7.   For Lem Banker, becoming a professional gambler was a matter of joining the family business.

8.   In his dispute with the IRS, the Supreme Court found that he was in fact a professional gambler and set up criteria for the occupation.

9.   John Patrick, a professional gambler, understands them all.

10.   Judge Lewis R. Carluzzo ruled that professional gamblers can deduct losses and gambling expenses only until their winnings reach zero.