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93-year-old Bourbon Street conman wins again

In the old carnival game Razzle Dazzle, con artists reeled in unwitting victims through an unwinnable arcade gambling contest. On March 9, 2004, Louisiana’s State Police exposed a similar scam in New Orleans. In that case, emanating from a Bourbon Street T-shirt shop, losing bettors got duped a second time trying to report the confidence game to the New Orleans Police Department.

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