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Money laundering? Boastful lies? The truth? Probably never know for sure. Fun read anyway, wouldn't get carried away mind.

• PaulRobinson 7y ago
  HK racing authorities have been all over him for decades - no money laundering, and no lies, his story all checks out.
  • phillc73 7y ago
    He wasn't the only one either. Other big names from around that time include Alan Woods[1](mentioned in the article), Australian Paul Makin[2], Rod Dufficy (also Australian)[3], the Manuel brothers from Adelaide[4] and the Eddington brothers from the UK. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Woods_(gambler) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Woods_(gambler) [2] http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/paul-makin-dies/ http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/paul-makin-dies/ [3] https://www.wired.com/2002/03/betting/ https://www.wired.com/2002/03/betting/ [4] https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/big-names-take-a-punt-on-global-gambling-20030426-gdvlqy.html https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/big-names-take-a-punt...
• rajacombinator 7y ago
  Great point re money laundering. Hanging out in those Wan Chai circles would invariably lead one to crossing paths with people with dirty money.
• turk73 7y ago
  Ya, anyone "winning" at gambling is not what you think. I have a relative who always won at the OTB. I mean, always. When I was a kid I would ride around with him and he would got to 2-3 different OTB parlors and come out with a wad of cash from each one. Turns out he was collecting money from some illegal gambling operation that they ran out of the back that he was a partner in. His cover story was always that he was good at picking the horses.