Ex-San Diego mayor gambled away $1 billion, prosecutors say
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However, it really doesn't matter, she took the money
But to gamble 1 billion, no way in hell , even on the five dollar machines , this would take years and years and years and more years to go through a billion. I would say 90 to 100 million over a period of time.