AtD (37) p. 1054 Universal Dream Machine, fantasies and dead women in bed

[Mark Kohut]

the Universal Dream Casino
a "dream casino" has been used by some writers to describe the 'ideal' gambling place as in the phrase, "Bugsy Siegel's dream casino" in Vegas. A 'dream casino'--real betting, it seems--company for women exists. From the context, and novel's themes, I suggest that this phrase means all of Lake's possible, fantasizable fates, played out as 'chance'." Cf. Yashmeen's skill at roulette and the  whole theme of luck, fate, chance. 

Remember Pirate Prentice having other people's fantasies in GR?....Depth psychology from Freud, Jung and others, argue that, unhappy, we do fantasize a lot in the modern world (to say the too-obvious, maybe. Just reminding myself of P's focus on people and society.) 

"in his own ways, Deuce was trying to awaken from his life". Compassionate insight strikes Lake. His life is a nightmare, from which he needs to wake up?  Awaken--concept of enlightenment here? fit in with the notion that much of the movement of characters in AtD is toward more understanding, i.e. enlightenment? 

"woman lying next to him who seemed to be dead"...that old mystery plot, but real with Deuce. Chumps of Choice blog says Hammett's "Red Harvest' has this plot. Deep suppressed guilt of Deuce?