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6 posted on 04/05/2026 9:45:21 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: Fido969

Ha! I ran those in H.S. in the 70s. Dad got them on Monday night. I was making 10% of take. Even had teachers asking for slips.


10 posted on 04/05/2026 10:00:09 AM PDT by dakine
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To: Fido969

I remember those.

We would sit around on Friday at lunch in the high school cafeteria. They were handed out like menus at the local diner.

I remember my Dad getting pissed when he saw me with one. That is when he explained to me who ran illegal gambling in our home town.


13 posted on 04/05/2026 10:08:51 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Fido969

I haven’t seen one of those in a long time. The mob ran that racket where I grew up. (And yes, I was a minor when I first bought one.)


17 posted on 04/05/2026 10:17:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Fido969

I got those at our local Boys Club. Small town in TN.
Only cost a buck and the rewards of hitting 10 was 100 bucks.
I don’t remember anybody getting 10. We were about 15yrs old.

They came out of an old school billiard hall downtown.


27 posted on 04/05/2026 12:09:00 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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