After gaining fortune and notoriety, Rothstein moved from bootlegging to drug smuggling to labor racketeering. With his connections and friendly demeanor, Rothstein was able to get out of any situation, and taught the likes of Charles Luciano, Meyer Lanksy, and Dutch Schultz to do the same. But a gambler is a gambler, and at some point there are some debts you can't get out of.\xa0
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\nMafia's theme is "Spellbound Hell" by Damiano Baldoni. Music in this episode is \u201dMisery" by Damiano Baldoni; \u201cRolling at 5,\u201d \u201cBacked Vibes Clean,\u201d \u201cOn the Cool Side,\u201d \u201cNight on the Docks,\u201d \u201cOn the Ground,\u201d \u201cDeadly Roulette,\u201d \u201cI Knew a Guy,\u201d by Kevin MacLeod; \u201cdaedalus\u201d and \u201cSnowfall\u201d by\xa0 Kai Engel; and \u201cWastelands\u201d and \u201cBreath of Death Part 1,\u201d by Sergey Cheremisinov.
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