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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Stay
Loses
Term
Understand
Business
Long
Always
Gambler
Casinos

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