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Wan raked in tens of millions of dollars from his loansharking and illegal gambling operations.

By 1931 Frank Costello, a mobster in New York, raked in $25m a year from his 25, 000 slots.

Later, programmer Ethan Nicholas raked in $600, 000 in a single month with hot sales of his game iShoot, and he immediately quit his job.

Barcelona fared relatively badly over the season on the pitch but still raked in the cash.

The youth raked in his chips, and Hurstwood came away, not without first stopping to count his remaining cash on the stair.

So far this year, those categories of funds have raked in $59 billion.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" raked in an unbelievable $140 million during its opening weekend.

In 1982, the top 1 percent of pop stars, in terms of pay, raked in 26 percent of concert ticket revenue.

Jackson raked in more than the combined total of the other 12 celebrities on the list, Forbes magazine said.

According to a People magazine ranking of the top-earning teen actors and musicians, Bieber, 17, raked in $53 million in 2010.

The team simply skimped on avoidable costs, such as talent scouts, and raked in revenues from the rest of the league.

Employees in every major field there from sales to construction raked in above-average wages in 2010.

The Sotheby's auction raked in a total of $8. 4 million more than triple the initial estimate.

He raked in three million dollars from the stock market.

Some four- or five-person boat crews said they raked in as much as $14, 000 for a day of work.

New York (CNN) -- A portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol raked in $26, 962, 500 on the auction block Thursday.

The song, well known to space-watches and space walkers alike, raked in more than 671, 000 votes.

Next up, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, who raked in $48 million.

It's a military blockbuster that raked in $1 billion in sales.

He raked in $150, 000 in 2008 from corporate speeches, many to health-care companies.

Hurley raked in the biggest cut: 735, 000 shares Google stock.

In 2007, the product raked in approximately $1. 8 billion in worldwide sales.

Within MyBO, supporters' self-directed fund-raising efforts raked in $30 million from 70, 000 people.

In the go-go pre - 2009 days, gold diggers in China were busy digging golden boys who raked in bundles of cash.

E-books raked in $313 million in 2009 growing by 176. 6 percent compared to 2008, overtaking audio book sales.

It raked in an operating profit of $820m last year, despite soaring fuel prices.

Macao last year raked in revenues of $6. 95bn, slightly ahead of estimates for the Strip.

Cook alone raked in $378 million last year, naming him the highest-paid CEO.