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Take the money and run

By Jeremy Plonk
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Wake up and smell the monopoly. An industry struggling for its financial survival has been blessed with the only legal internet gambling in America, yet wants to funnel it all down the drain because its factions can't agree on who gets what. While it's natural to want more, unfortunately it's even more common to over-value your personal worth. Both factors appear at play as America's horseplayers twist and turn in the breeze. A nationwide dispute between Thoroughbred horsemen and advance dep ...

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