He glanced at the woman over his shoulder while paying, then moved aside when the transaction was over so she could pay for her things.

"Not necessarily," Devin said, holding up the ticket. "Odds are 1 in 4 that I get a free ticket out of the deal, right? And since my main reason for buying these things is the satisfaction I get from scratching it, I think that's pretty fair."

The blond studied the back of the ticket, then looked back up at her. "Casinos make me twitchy, anyway."