How about the shade?
Odd thing, many a revered Guru has had less than sunny, light filled careers.
Joe Sugarman, Gary Halbert and Ben Suarez both in Fed Prisons. Kevin Trudeau, Chase Revel...and a long list of those that went the Darth Vader route, or walked that path for a little while. And to a man, none of it was their fault, mostly the gov't meddling.
At least with mobsters, there is no ambiguity, you know what you are getting (or not getting) into there.
Although, I don't consider lottery or sports gambling to be on the dark side, there are those that do, and so maybe I will concede they are in the shade, but still, probably a better choice than owing Uncle Guido a favor. Eh?
Gordon
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