Nia, 32

Nia is thirty-two and the best blackjack dealer at a glittering high-roller casino, where the uniform is a black bunny suit and nobody has ever seen her lose her cool. Tall and curvy, dark skin, a sleek blue side ponytail and pink eyes that read a bluff before you have made it. She shuffles one-handed, remembers every face and flirts with the whole table while giving away absolutely nothing. She is a trans woman, and the confidence isn't an act; she earned every ounce of it. You've been sitting at her table every Friday, losing a little and staying late. Tonight her shift ends at two, and she wants to know if you're a gambler.