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Online Gambling's Mr. Big


John Anderson's Web casino is a profit machine. If only he could convince the U.S. government that online gambling ought to be legal. "There's something of the night about this industry," a Merrill Lynch (MER) investment banker has warned. One evening in November in the lobby of London's Landmark hotel, where the elusive operator of the world's largest online casino is about to appear, the banker's words ring true.