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Now playing Next no comment Spaniards hope to win big in Christmas "El Gordo" The more than 200-year-old national lottery is a once-a-year chance to strike it filthy rich. 22/12/2018
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Now playing Next no comment Thai elephants kicked off an anti-gambling campaign in Thailand Nine elephants, painted with flags of countries competing in the 2018 event in Russia, played a 15-minute football match to raise awareness against illegal gambling 12/06/2018
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