The phasers were very real, though, and Tails had been lured to the Casino Night Zone by a flyer advertising a fan club dedicated to him. The helmets would make the players see anyone as a Badnik and they had to destroy them to win the game. In the Tails story Furtual Reality, Max had come up with a plot to take revenge on Tails for his past humiliation: a fake virtual-reality game where the players roamed the Casino Night streets carrying phasers and wearing digital display helmets. Max Gamble would return in Issue 96, apparently running the entire Casino Night Zone. Gamble claimed he was unaware of the Troopers' activities inside the Pit Plunge and Shortfuse had no evidence to prove his guilt, but he nonetheless destroyed the roller coaster so that Max could no longer profit from it. Shortfuse managed to rescue the people and destroyed the Troopers and their processing machine. He rode the Pit Plunge ride and revealed himself after discovering the Troopers. Luckily for the park patrons, Shortfuse had his suspicions of Gamble's operation and had disguised himself to blend into the crowd. Inside the Pit Plunge, however, was a cavern beneath the park where Trooper Badniks stood by with a Badnik Processor to roboticize Gamble's customers. On the surface, it appeared to be just another thrill ride.

In Issue 85, Max operated the Pit Plunge Roller Coaster ride at the Casino Night Zone's Thrillworld Theme Park. While his first appearance just implied he was a gangster, in later appearances this was made explicit. Since then, Max has harboured a grudge not only against Tails but all heroes in general. He's forced to back down when the general public turn on him, saying if he doesn't leave Tails alone they'll never play at his casinos. In the Tails story Shock Tactics, the crooked lizard was unsatisfied with Tails's performance during the Badnik Revolution, complaining that the fox wasn't disposing of the Badniks fast enough and that citizens were staying home instead of gambling in his casino - he threatens Tails with being visited by 'my boys' if he doesn't sort it out quickly.Įven after the Badnik presence in Casino Night had been eliminated, Gamble was still unhappy since the power lines had been damaged during the fighting, blacking out the area.

Making his first appearance in Sonic the Comic Issue 81, Gamble owned one of the many gambling establishments in the zone. The treacherous reptile Max Gamble is a sleazy businessman and con artist from the Casino Night Zone. 'Life's a gamble when you mess with Max!'

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