41 - Casino 1: Holes in the Desert

A new miniseries about the deep politics of casinos. Tonight we introduce the story of the near-destruction of the Syndicate, with a look at the story of Lefty Rosenthal, Tony Spilotro, and the secretive networks of business, intelligence and crime surrounding the massive skim operation they oversaw in Las Vegas back in the 70s.

 

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