True Crime in Horse Racing: The Notorious Life of Arnold Rothstein

True Crime in Horse Racing: The Notorious Life of Arnold Rothstein is a biography of a notorious criminal. Rothstien was a racketeer and a kingpin in the early 20th century.

Arnold Rothstein was a notorious racketeer and a criminal. He was also a famous gambler. His exploits are part of racing history. He appeared in the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Damon Runyon and Boardwalk Empire.

Arnold Rothstein was a gambler and financier. He was involved in the opening of a new Maryland racetrack in 1912. August Belmont II tried to buy him out. The law limiting the number of shares an out-of-state resident could own in any Maryland track was passed. The new track allowed horse racing to resume in 1913. It was not allowed to be owned by anyone with a connection to the unseemly side of life.

Rothstein parlayed money from odd jobs and gambling into bankrolling other gamblers. The money was due the next week and those who didn't pay got a visit from the muscle that Rothstein hired to collect on those debts.

Belmont suspected that Arnold Rothstein's wins were connected to his influence or straight-up cheating. Rothstien made bets on the 1917 Hourless-Omar Khayyam match race and won $300,000. He also came up during the Black Sox Scandal, when Chicago White Sox lost the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. He was named as one of the gamblers working with the accused players, but he escaped prosecution. In the early 1920s, Rothsten expanded his role from gambler to owner.

Belmont suspected that Arnold Rothstein's wins were connected to his influence or straight-up cheating.

Arnold Rothstein was a notorious criminal who made money from betting on horses. He was involved in smuggling during Prohibition and gambling during the Great Depression. In 1928 he was shot dead by a gambler. He sold his racing business and concentrated on real estate and insurance. His business empire crumbled soon after his death. The book True Crime in Horse Racing tells the story. It's called "The Notorious Life of Arnold Rothenstein". It is a biography of a former racing boss. it's published by Simon & Schuster. They are also selling the book.

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