The Birth of Vegas | Nevada Doubles Down | 3
The mob faces its biggest threat yet when Nevada governor Grant Sawyer wants control of the state’s top-grossing industry—gambling. The attack includes a strictly-enforced gangster blacklist to keep h...
18 Aug 202125min
The Birth of Vegas | The Feds Get Fed Up | 2
Backing from a legitimate Mormon banker creates major funding for the Vegas mob infrastructure. The underworld is coming out on top in Sin City. But there’s a challenger out for blood: the United Stat...
16 Aug 202127min
The Birth of Vegas | Sunrise on Sin City | 1
In 1931, the massive Hoover Dam project brings thousands of workers to Nevada. They have paychecks and nowhere to spend them. The state legalizes gambling, setting a small, dusty town called Las Vegas...
11 Aug 202126min
Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's | Big Chunks O'Love | 1
It's the '70s and best buddies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are about to open an ice cream parlor. These hungry hippies only want to have fun making ice cream. But as their business grows, they're g...
9 Aug 202125min
Bacardi vs Pernod Ricard | Does Cuba Still Love Havana Club? | 7
For Cubans, rum is more than just a drink. It's become a symbol of identity, culture and politics, and each bottle has a lot to say — especially when it's labeled "Havana Club." As Bacardi and Pernod ...
4 Aug 202124min
Bacardi vs Pernod Ricard | Last Call | 6
Pernod Ricard believes it’s just a matter of time before Cuba’s embargo is dropped. It dramatically expands its distilleries in Cuba for the moment when it can delug the US market with its Havanista r...
2 Aug 202121min
Bacardi vs Pernod Ricard | Rum Punch Politics | 5
Bacardi manages to best Pernod Ricard by using both the courts and Capitol Hill to keep the embargo in place against Pernod Ricard’s rum of the same name, Havana Club. But as relations between the U.S...
28 Jul 202122min
Bacardi vs Pernod Ricard | The Liquor Lobby | 4
Bacardi has one-upped Pernod Ricard by deploying a U.S. trade embargo to block imports of Pernod Ricard and Cuba’s rum. So Castro announces that Cuba will make copycat products of American companies, ...
26 Jul 202124min
