Plenty of options in Illinois Senate race - 2004-03-04
Here's something you may not be aware of: The next U.S. senator from Illinois could be an ex-Las Vegas gambler who's now worth millions. Or it could be law professor who has been compared to Howard Dean. Or a woman who's known, in part, for still twirling her baton in parades.
The one candidate who has received the most attention is Democrat Blair Hull, the ex-Vegas gambler. After departing the military and studying math and computer science, Hull joined a notorious blackjack card-counting ring in the 1970s, and he took the $25,000 he made from that and created a trading company.
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