July 1983 The Gambler By Joseph Nocera Issue July 1983 Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email a link to this page Print this page Copy URL https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-gambler/ Notes 0 Comments From the July 1983 Issue Subscribe Texas is full of people who bet the oil boom would never end. Jack Young is one of them. In 1981 his oil company earned $870 million. Today it’s all gone. Photograph by Michael Haynes Get Texas Monthly. Daily. The State of Texas (Daily) A daily digest of Texas news, plus the latest from Texas Monthly This Week in Texas (Weekly) The best stories from Texas Monthly Editor’s Desk (Monthly) A message from the editors at Texas Monthly If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Leave them blank to get signed up. First Name Last Name Enter your email address I agree to the terms and conditions. Sign Up Trending The High-Stakes Race to Create the World’s First Artificial Heart July 27, 2018 — By Mimi Swartz A Hit-and-Run Killed an Immigrant Father of Five in Austin August 15, 2018 — By Michael Hall Sid Miller Is Still Obsessed With Barbecue Scales August 16, 2018 — By Daniel Vaughn 0 comments Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email a link to this page
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