A-067 The Casino

CACG Item File
Item A-067 is an anomalous interdimensional location not unlike Item A-085 ("Haven's Rest"). A-067 takes on the form of a casino branded by many names, the "Ace in the Hole," the "Fool's Den," and even simple epithets such as "the infinite casino." As of writing, all efforts to contain A-067 have failed due to the ever-changing structure and nature of A-067 itself. All entrances from our own reality into A-067 seem to be constantly in flux, with the Group only being capable of rescuing unwitting "patrons" of the casino before they face dire consequences. Like most other interdimensional locations, A-067 is accessible by an instance of A-003 ("The Gates"). A-067's unique gateway appears in the form of a neon-lit doorway with a playing card motif.

A-067's anomalous properties manifest once a wager has been placed in its premises. Once two parties consent to a wager, the losing party is anomalously forced to relinquish what they have bet, from material goods such as money or even esoteric prizes such as a human soul, or the ability to see. Due to the nature of A-067's anomalous properties, a wager cannot be placed unless both parties are capable of fulfilling their end, regardless of anomalous tampering. For example, a subject cannot bet money when they have none, or bet their sight when they are blind.

Patrons of A-067 can either place wagers with fellow patrons, or bet against the house itself. Betting against the house provides an exception to the wagering rule, as the house can bet items they're capable of manifesting with the energy harvested from previous patrons' bets. Any wagered items won by the house are theorized to be incorporated in the form of energy into A-067 itself, this being the same energy used to manifest items the house has bet.

A-067's existence was first confirmed following the containment of Item A-045 ("Dead Man's Hand"). It's highly probable that A-067 is where A-045 originated from given their functional similarities and near-identical dimensional signatures. Unlike A-085, A-067's staff and "management" seem unwilling and even explicitly hostile in relation to attempts to limit access to their establishment and effectively contain it's presence in our world. This, paired with its labyrinthian layout, has rendered containment currently impossible, with rescue missions and occasional research expeditions being the only operations cleared to be conducted within A-067.