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Mar 2022
46m 59s

Whitey Bulger, Jai Alai, the Winter Hill...

The Underworld Podcast
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*Note: technical difficulties with Sean's microphone this episode, apologies* By the late Seventies Jai Alai, a superfast, racketball-like sport, had become one of the US’ most lucrative betting markets. That attracted Roger Wheeler, a mega-rich Tulsa tycoon, to pour millions into the game. It was also riddled with crime. Boston’s Irish Mob, led by the blood ... Show More
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