Racket
Racket: Inside the Gold Club, gives you unprecedented access to the notorious Atlanta strip club, known in its heyday as a bacchanal to the biggest names in sports and entertainment. But in 1999, the debauchery came crashing down after the club was raided by the FBI and slammed with a daunting racketeering indictment. Racket takes you on a salacious, character-driven romp to find out what took the Gold Club from champagne rooms to the courtroom.
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What’s the verdict? Let's go to church.
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The Gold Club defendants are paranoid as their fellow employees take the stand, while the courtroom gets a lifetime supply of blow job testimony from celebrities. Who said jury duty was boring?
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The trial starts with a bang and a legendary table dance by an inconceivable presenter… where do we have to go from here? As the jury would find out - with the courtroom antics, unforgettable witnesses and non-stop drama - very far.
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The Gold Club defendants are an emotional wreck. Turns out, when it comes to saving your own ass, sometimes your best friends become your worst enemies... Particularly when federal prison is on the line.
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Once you get past charges of prostitution, credit card fraud, and mob ties, all that’s left is… a laundry list of even more scandalous charges against the Gold Club. Yikes! The Gold Club’s owner Steve Kaplan hires a powerhouse team of prominent, though eccentric, criminal defense lawyers to defend him, his employees, and his infamous club.
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Champagne escapades, sexual favors and now the mob?? The Sopranos may have been a hit, but this is real life. Prosecutor Art Leach breaks down the charges against the Gold Club and explains how the club’s money was funneled up the ranks of none other than... the Italian mafia.
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Let’s take a spin through the Gold Club, shall we? Eat some sushi, suck on a lobster claw, sip over-priced Dom Perignon, be ushered up to a VIP room by an entertainer for a lap dance from her and another buxom beauty, which might lead to something else… if the price is right.
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The Gold Club was a famous Atlanta strip club that sported the sexiest, most provocative entertainment in the South, which drew patrons like Dennis Rodman, Michael Jordan, the King of Sweden, and Donald Trump. But, it all came to a grinding halt when the FBI raided the club in 1999, which led to a 100 page indictment from the federal government that read like a laundry list of scandals.
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Racket: Inside the Gold Club dives into the world of the Gold Club, untangling the web of players, in an immersive, character-driven drama.
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