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...flirt with him?LC: I went to office hours unnecessarily. RR: What class was it?LC: Sociology. I actually took three classes with him. At least one of them was not necessary. RR: Did you ever get with him?LC: No, he had a girlfriend. I met his dog though.RR: Did you ever blog about him?LC: No.RR: Did you ever dream about him?LC: I had a nightmare about the class once.RR: So you really never did anything about it?LC: He had a girlfriend so I tried to be good. But still, when he walks into a room...
...year, gambling revenue in Macau jumped 46% to $10.3 billion, putting the Chinese city on track to surpass the entire state of Nevada in gaming income. That income has soared since the city ended a casino monopoly in 2002, but the gambling boom has not exactly reinvigorated interest in dog racing. Last year, the Canidrome earned just $12 million; the Venetian Macau, by comparison, raked in $418 million in its first quarter since opening last August. Unlike the more serious gamblers who hit the city's baccarat tables, the few hundred spectators at the Canidrome on most nights are mostly...
...China. During its 25-year racing hiatus, the track served as a temporary safe haven for political refugees spilling over the border from the mainland. When it finally reopened in 1963, eager punters formed long lines to get through the doors, while ferries from Hong Kong arrived crammed with dog-racing fanatics...
...decline of dog racing is hardly unique to Macau. Faced with competition from casinos, betting revenue from greyhound racing in the U.S. slumped by 45% during the 1990s, according to the American Gaming Association. "It's a sport that's on the decline," says Branigan. There's competition from casinos and other sports, she says, "but a great deal also has to do with the public's perception: people equate it to dogfighting or cockfighting." Though many U.S. organizations place former race dogs in adoptive homes, Branigan says at least 5,000 are killed every year...
...Dog-racing devotees like Wong are harder to find these days. All four racing nights a week, the 54-year-old taxi driver parks himself in the back row of the Canidrome with a racing guide and a pack of cigarettes. "Dog racing is my passion," he says. "That's why I still come here." Out on the track, the dogs are chasing the rabbit, into an uncertain future...