Goodfella: Scandal is Bigger Than Donaghy

Henry Hill, the focal point of Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film Goodfellas knows a thing or two about gambling. Sure, he pulled all the stunts depicted in the movie, but also masterminded the Boston College point shaving scandal of the the late 70’s.

The real deal....Henry Hill

Hill always was looking to make his next score. He was a good earner for Jimmy “The Gent” Burke (Jimmy Conway in the movie, played by Robert De Niro) and Paul Vario (Paul Cicero in the movie, played by Paul Sorvino) and when he had an idea about a scam or a robbery, it usually worked out. So when Hill approached them with his latest idea, everyone jumped at the chance to make a few bucks. The idea: Get a couple guys on the Boston College basketball team to shave points off the spread so Hill and his friends could lay bets all over town and clean up. ESPN

Meanwhile Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman must be dipping into the gin bottle again, as he continues to insist Vegas is on track for a NBA franchise…

“I don’t want anyone’s bad fortune to cause us good fortune, but I think it will cause people to look at Las Vegas in a light perhaps differently than they do, because we do in fact regulate this kind of activity.”

Love ya Oscar, but I might have to take the other side of that trade.

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