On January 17, 2014, a former Oklahoma City bookie was sentenced to 27 months in a federal prison for illegal gambling and money laundering. Teddy Mitchell pleaded guilty in July last year to hosting illegal poker games in his house and running a Costa Rica-based Internet business that accepted illegal sports bets.
According the prosecutors, Mitchell's made millions of dollars from his illegal [...] Read more » Oklahoma City Bookie Speaks Out on His Wife's Murder
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Well, sad for him that his wife was murdered and him being innocent. Anyway was a nice interview and looking at the video, I see him like a broken man, trying to rebuild.
Anyway hopes he moves back up and avoid any shady dealing with the law again.
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This is like something from a Hollywood movie and i think one day they probably will make a film about this. Tragic that his wife got caught up in all this and all our thoughts go out to her
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Thats what happens when you mess with the underworld and don't have any prtection yourself. When it comes to money there's nothing more powerful a motivator, people will do anything for it and this guy found out the horrible way.
Gambling we see on TV etc is very refined and polished. But half the guys playing poker are involved in rackets and all sorts from being backed by shady characters to investing in shady organisations etc etc.
