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"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

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Apr 2, 202645:23

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When the body of a Vegas power broker showed up in the back of a Rolls Royce in 1979, the new sports capital of America was born. Why the hell did superstar UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian's guy really get whacked? Correspondent Sean Carey unearths police reports, a thrown fight against Sugar Ray Leonard... and a bag man on the skim who re-legitimized Sin City — and proves HBO's hit show wrong.

(Additional reporting by Kris Belman)

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When was this episode published?: April 2, 2026.
How long is this episode?: 45 min.
What podcast is this from?: Pablo Torre Finds Out. Browse the full back catalog on the show page.
What does this episode cover?: Pablo Torre Finds Out covers general sports. This episode runs on the show's regular cadence.

"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas