She sits smoking a cigarette waiting for the table to fill. The locals all know her nod and buy her a drink as she waits in front of the table of green felt. They raise their glasses "To the Devil" and she snickers and slugs it back and wipes her powdered chin with a napkin softly.
She is nicknamed the devil from her mood, her real name no one dares says out loud for fear of her wrath. He dress is always the mood she is in. She always wears blue.
She sits as the dealer fans out his house of cards. He slides it like an accordian as tourists now find a seat. Most are men who have fallen for her beauty. The dealer tries to keep a poker face.
She is the casino queen and makes many her knave.
She will be the Black Queen of hearts to every One Eyed Jack.
She is the regal Ace Queen who will beat Ace Five. Her face never shows any signs as she sips her drink and tosses a Royal Flush. Other times she tosses a Wild Card spinning.
She will let them win the first rounds. She likes to massage their flaccid egos. She will wait patiently for just the right time after the booze and cigars are well spent. She will get the crowd aroused. She is cold and calculating and she's not putting all her cards out on the table just yet.
She is the the devil in a blue dress and not even Kings can beat this Queen of leachery. She tilts her head and checks her card. Her arched eyebrows never flinch. She knows how to behave. She grew up amongst the sinners, the gamblers, the drunkards, the foolish. She can see the tale-tell signs on the gullible who just cannot control their habit. She can play the games of Queen and also of Stud for she can read them all from the lines on their faces, the drinks that they order, the clothes that they wear, she reads every expression, every mannerism and quirk. She can profile someone in five minutes. She can read their cards before they ever sit down.
The devil in the blue dress is gonna win again tonight. She always wins big. For Sin City made her, it never broke her, and she knows how to hold them and when to fold.
She is the lady of the house, and this is her house. She always wins but never call her lady luck. She will claw your eyes out. She doesn't believe in luck, or even love. The only thing she does believe is that the cards never lie.