Attracted by some inexplicable beauty, it wasn't until the two approached the gaming table that they realized a rather basic game of roulette was underway.
They shifted their gaze from where it shouldn't have lingered to the gaming table.
On the roulette table, the most eye-catching feature was the heavy roulette wheel made of high-grade cherry wood and precious metals.
On the alternating red and black squares, there were 37 numbers including 0, and a white ivory ball was joyfully bouncing on the fast-spinning wheel.
Even if Aiven never played, he knew the utterly simple rules of roulette.
The gambler predicts the landing spot of the ball in advance; the number or square on which the ball lands determines the winning number.