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You see the oldsters sitting by the hour at the machines hitting the button on the slots with a cig in their mouths and a drink by their hand.
The saddest thing I ever saw in Vegas. The little old ladies plugged into slots with their cash card hooked onto a little loopy wrist strap.
Dead zombie eyes, completely detached without any thrill of winning or dejection of losing. Just pushing buttons like mice in a laboratory experiment.

What are the chances that the Kentucky Derby "winner" is exonerated?
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