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He was involved in developing Las Vegas, casinos in Florida

He was involved in developingLas Vegas, casinos in Florida. Lansky had cultivateda...

Mafia Spies • S01E01 • 2024

He was involved in developing
Las Vegas, casinos in Florida. Lansky had cultivated
a relationship with Fulgencio Batista, the repressive dictator
of Cuba. Batista says he is
a friend of the people as his soldiers patrol
the streets to establish what he calls
disciplined democracy. In the 1950s,
the Batista regime started really investing
in casinos, hotels, and gambling establishments. And he started making deals
with mafia bosses

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He was involved in developing Las Vegas, casinos in Florida.

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Lansky had cultivated a relationship

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with Fulgencio Batista,

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the repressive dictator of Cuba.

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Batista says he is a friend of the people

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as his soldiers patrol the streets to establish

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what he calls disciplined democracy.

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In the 1950s, the Batista regime

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started really investing in casinos, hotels,

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and gambling establishments.

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And he started making deals with mafia bosses.

Duration

34 seconds

Views

21

Timestamp in Movie

00:08:44

Uploaded

Apr 08, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

Genres

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.