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For Kicks By Dick Francis
771 wordsDaniel Roke, an experienced Australian stud farmer, has been hired to investigate a series of horse doping's throughout England's racing circuit. Dan, hoping to break free from his dull and tedious life in Australia, accepted the offer when it was presented to him by The Earl of October. Seeing as how October was one of the most respected and successful people in the business, Dan was offered 20, 000 pounds for the completion of his job. With his family in mind Dan set off to October's stables w...
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Number Of People Legal Gambling
2,136 wordsThroughout history, state-supported gambling has long been an alluring financial cure-all, a quick fix approach to raising money. Despite steady opposition, legal gambling has become widely accepted. Both public and private betting have been popular in America since colonial years. The first horse racing track opened in the mid-seventeenth century. Lotteries raised money for everything from public works to Ivy League universities, and have been supported by such luminaries as George Growth in th...
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The Baseball Sport Was Born In American Soil
491 wordsThe baseball sport was born in American soil in the 1800 s as a new activity for sporting fraternities and a new way for communities to develop a more defined identity. The details of its birth belong to myth, but its development into the "national pastime" tells an elaborate story about American cultural history and values from the perspective of a sport that grew and developed in a parallel fashion to the rest of the nation. By the 1860 s, the sport, unrivaled in popularity, was being describe...
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State And Local Legalized Gambling
1,807 wordsMany factors have influenced the rising crime rate, some being, increasing use of drugs, increasing population, and decreasing morals. America must find ways to decrease the crime rate legally. One question often going hand in hand with decreasing crime rate is would legalized gambling decrease the crime rate? During the late 1980 s and early 1990 s slow economic growth, cuts in federal funding, and growing public needs forced state and local governments to seek additional sources of revenue. Mo...
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Time Of Year Triple Crown
1,198 wordsThe History of The Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is the most famous and prestigious horse race in the world. It is the first leg of the United States Triple Crown of horse racing. The race became the most famous horse race shortly after it started in 1875. The Kentucky Derby is said to be The most exciting two minutes in sports. Besides the race itself, there are many Derby activities in the previous two weeks, known as the Kentucky Derby Festival. The month of May and the Kentucky Derby is ...
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Billion Dollar Industry Legalized Gambling
2,131 wordsLegalization of Gambling in Ohio The words Casinos and Gambling are often associated with gangsters, prostitution, murderers, and all the illegal operations one could think of. Those kinds of stereotypes are picked up in movies like Casino and the countless other gangster and casino related movies that are based in the 50 s, 60 s, and 70 s, but that was then and this is now. While there may be some vestigial ties between organized crime and casinos, gambling is now big business (Weissman 1). The...
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