Word: amorillo
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Dates: during 1975-1975
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...very bad deal indeed, at least in the opinion of Thomas Austin Preston Jr., a.k.a. Amorillo Slim, 46. Preston, who parlayed his 1972 victory in Las Vegas' World Series of Poker into a tour of TV talk shows and a movie role in California Split, was arrested by his home-town police in Amarillo, Texas, last week. Charged with felonious bookmaking on football games, the lanky, slow-talking gambler drew a short stay in Potter County jail before his release on $25,000 bail. "I was at the wrong place at the wrong time," complained Preston later, adding that...
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