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Spin Cycle

By Jay Cronley
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, March 9, 2009

When it's time to update the place of horse racing in a recessed economy and a depressed citizenry, you head right for the local or regional slot machines with connections to the thoroughbreds or quarter horses. Talk about part of an industry blessed by the angels of chance: imagine slot machines in Bank of America lobbies; imagine slot machines on airliners; imagine slots at Sears, next to washers and dryers; imagine slots in the lobby of a Hummer dealership; imagine slots in a Republican lunc ...

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