How The Mafia Made MILLIONS By Fixing Horse Races | The Connect

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Johnny Mitchell

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🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Larry Rolla started out as a young kid in Queens surrounded by the tough life of 1950s NYC youth gangs and wise guys. He went from stickups to finding a passion and calling in horse training and racing. After a corrupt racetrack owner sent him into the grips of poverty his legitimate, reformed life quickly turned into fixing races for the mob and a gripping gambling addiction. Larry joins the show to tell us all about his odyssey. Go Support Larry! Book: amazon.com/Against-All-Odds-Larry-Rolla/dp/1729108598 Website: https://larryrolla.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RollasCorner YouTube: @LarryRolla This Episode Is Brought To You By The Following Sponsors: Manscaped: https://www.manscaped.com/ Promo Code: CONNECT FUM: https://tryfum.com/ Promo Code: CONNECT MOOD: https://hellomood.co/ Promo Code: CONNECT20, CONNECTFREE Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Sherlock Holmes.
0:02.0	It's an unusual name.
0:03.0	Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.
0:07.0	What game are we playing today?
0:09.0	Discover the origins.
0:10.0	It's cleaving. Those days are surely behind me.
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0:26.6	new original series watch now only on prime video you guys i got dates i am coming on the road
0:32.6	to see you and your mother november first i'm going to be in bridgeport connecticut
0:37.1	November 2nd i'm going to be in Bridgeport, Connecticut. November 2nd,
0:38.0	I'm going to be in New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 5th, I'm in New York City for the New York
0:43.0	Comedy Festival with Ian Bick. We're doing a live episode of The Connect and a stand-up show at the
0:48.8	New York Comedy Club. On November 15th, I'm in Dallas, Texas. November 16th, Austin at the Vulcan Gas Company. Do not miss
0:57.0	that one. December 14th, I'm in San Diego and then rounded out the year. December 21st, I'm at
1:03.5	Zanee's Comedy Club in Chicago. I got a lot of Chicago fans. You must come out to that one.
1:10.0	It's going to be great. I love meeting you guys on the road. I'm so thrilled that you come out and see my comedy. Go to Johnny Mitchell.biz to get your tickets. Let's get back into the episode, and I will see you out there, America. All of a sudden, three guys come down to shed row, three big big guys six and a half feet tall 300 pounds i'm
1:30.2	with the winter hill gang whitey bulger and we control all these racetracks around here you're interested
1:36.1	making any money i says what you have in mind today's guest is a man named larry rola larry was a
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