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Page 77
... week , and their total " swag , ” as he calls it , averaged about $ 1,500 a week . “ It didn't leave so much when we split it up , " he says , " but it kept us going , existing , and that was all I could ask . " At this point , in early ...
... week , and their total " swag , ” as he calls it , averaged about $ 1,500 a week . “ It didn't leave so much when we split it up , " he says , " but it kept us going , existing , and that was all I could ask . " At this point , in early ...
Page 166
... week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish . Figure it another way . For every $ 5 you lend out a week , you get back $ 6 . How did I start ? Well , you make one or two loans , and everybody wants a loan . Jesus , if you ...
... week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish . Figure it another way . For every $ 5 you lend out a week , you get back $ 6 . How did I start ? Well , you make one or two loans , and everybody wants a loan . Jesus , if you ...
Page 188
... week , and I am having a lot of fun . I don't win every week , but it averages out to that . I'm not fool- ish . I don't bet every race , only when I got a horse that looks good , and when I bet , I bet two ways - win and show - to ...
... week , and I am having a lot of fun . I don't win every week , but it averages out to that . I'm not fool- ish . I don't bet every race , only when I got a horse that looks good , and when I bet , I bet two ways - win and show - to ...
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