Buzzfeed’s Matthew Chaprales: Think You Could Be A Professional Gambler? Here’s What It’s Actually Like: “I mostly hate Las Vegas; everything is wrong here. They promote all the wrong values. But hey, I have to make a living, and the only place I can make a living legally is here.” (Or you could move to Silicon Valley and launch a messaging app.)

+ Slate: What’s it like to earn a living through Poker? (And can you trust an answer from a poker player?)