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I don't think that they will be billionaires.
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Oh yes they will:
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ANURAG DIKSHIT
Very little is known about the 33-year-old computer whizzkid who created the technology behind online poker. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, and he was working as a software developer in the US for various companies when he hooked up with Ruth Parasol in 1998. He owns 40 per cent of the company, which is said to be worth around £2.2bn.
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RUTH PARASOL
A Californian lawyer whose first business exploits were in an even more controversial arena than poker. She made millions in the early 1990s from premium-rate adult chatlines and pornographic websites. By 1997, however, she had severed her ties with porn and hit on the idea of online poker.
RUSS DE LEON
Harvard law graduate who is Parasol's husband and co-shareholder. The pair now live in Gibraltar with their two children. They no longer play any part in running the business, but act as consultants, especially with the legal side of the business. Their combined stake is worth around £2bn.
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