Name: Inside the Dangerous World of Illegal Gambling (Full Episode) | Trafficked | National Geographic
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Duration: 44 min 21 s
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I had my first big win at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas.

God came down and said, michael, the answer to all of your financial problems are the slots.

And as I'm sitting there, all of a sudden, bells start going up.

And that feeling is just one of complete bliss.

From that day on, I was known as Mr. Lucky.

They call it the big win, the potent rush of money won versus money earned.

And gamblers been chasing it for generations.

Even Hollywood has played into this fantasy.

America's legal gambling industry rakes in over $200 billion a year.

But for some bookies and betters, it's not enough.

And gambling is really clear whether you're a winner or you're a loser.

Black market games and casinos are popping up all over the country.

A lot of celebr, a lot of politicians, and

they all want a private place where they can just act however they want to act.

Where fortunes are being lost and won off the books and in the shadows.

You can live in the most quiet neighborhood.

This is an addiction, just like people like to do drugs, people like to gamble, Seen people cry.

I've seen guns get drawn and everybody want money.

Sinalo cartel, they have people everywhere.

Not only trucks, but, you know, a lot of other things.

It's quite interesting that we have to call you all the way from Mexico.

Mexican journalist Miguel Angelvena is an old friend and colleague who's helped me gain access to many criminal operators throughout my career.

Tonight, 300 miles from Los Angeles, we're due to meet a cartel associate who's rumored to host an illegal poker game.

he sell guns to not just one cartel, Quesignol Cartel, but also many other cartels in Mexico.

The only reason you guys are here now is I have a point of contact who is somebody that I trust for over a decade.

Other than that, none of this will be happening.

Originally from Los Angeles, he now lives here in an undisclosed part of Northern California.

The legal gambling business, all this ties it Together.

And we're not talking about just gambling for money.

Anything that happens on this garage, Citizen scrotch.

Before the game begins, all of the players must disarm.

Despite Tony's admission that his clients are a mix of X consciousness, cartel associates, and possibly contract killings.

So are you seeing more of these underground games happening?

I mean, people out of work, they have to take that chance.

People think it's more common in Nevada because Nevada is legal.

There's as much gambling here as there is there.

Tell me there are thousands of unlicensed casinos and underworld card games taking place in every city across the country.

Have you ever been to any of those high rolling, illegal poker nights?

Yeah, I've been to a comfortable, not a big F. There's better ways to make money.

This is nothing compared to when you're talking about high rollers.

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