Up the stakes

the long version

"Following his success rigging Roxy's poker game, Jason is living large. But a genius's life is never boring, and Jason is approached by a mysterious patron with a very risky job for him: rig a basketball game in Las Vegas. The job itself doesn't interest Jason so much as the reason the boss wants Jason for the job -- the entire situation looks like a test. Needless to say, Jason plans on passing. The biggest test of all might be working with his old friends, the CPC gang. Jason didn't leave on good terms. As it turns out, the CPC gang is the least of Jason's worries. . ."--Page [4] of cover.