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Casinos Quote by Mario Puzo

“It can be argued that man's instinct to gamble is the only reason he is still not a monkey up in the trees.” quote by Mario Puzo — Download Open image

“It can be argued that man's instinct to gamble is the only reason he is still not a monkey up in the trees.”

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