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]]>Per ur rqst…I served Lefty a subpoena!
]]>One time, Lem got a phone call very early in the morning, telling him that 3 starting basketball players were sitting out the game taking place that day. Lem called a bookie, told him that he had heard that 3 top players, starters, were not playing that day, and he wanted to bet $10,000. on the other team. The bookie told Lem he could be more. So Lem upped the bet to $30,000. That was the equivalent today of maybe $400,000 or more. Lem won the bet, but the bookie refused to pay him. Lem happened to be talking to Lefty later. He told Lefty about the story and that welching bookie. Lefty said, don’t worry, sit tight, that bookie will deliver your money tomorrow morning. Sure enough, the bookie dropped off the money to Lem the next morning. Lefty had called the guy, and he was obviously scared of Lefty’s reputation as being wired into the Italian mob.
]]>Do you know the name of the woman who was the announcer on his show?
]]>@ Drew Orye: Hey, can you drop a line to [email protected]? We’d love to share & preserve your story of meeting Lefty in Florida. We’ve also been known give out vintage Las Vegas relics & swag to all story contributors.
This also goes for anyone else who reads this & has a tale to tell of old LV.
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