10 Places in Florida the mob Used to Control

🔔 Subscribe to Florida Revealed for more video's    / @floridarevealed   Long before Florida became famous for theme parks, beaches and retirement communities, organized crime was making millions across the state. Illegal lotteries. Luxury casinos. Sports betting. Political connections. And one powerful Mafia family based in Tampa. In this video, we count down 10 Florida places connected to the state’s organized-crime history — from ordinary neighborhood businesses to glamorous casinos and the Tampa streets where the Trafficante family built its power. 🔫 *PLACES FEATURED* • Orlando • St. Petersburg • Hallandale Beach • Hollywood • Miami Beach • Columbia Restaurant — Tampa • La Tropicana — Tampa • The Italian Club — Tampa • Palm Garden Inn — Tampa • Charlie Wall’s House — Ybor City You’ll hear about Meyer Lansky, Santo Trafficante Jr., illegal bolita lotteries, casino money, FBI investigations and a gambling crackdown that resulted in 63 arrests. And at #1, we return to Charlie Wall — the Tampa gambling boss known as the “White Shadow,” who was murdered inside his own home in 1955. No one was ever convicted of killing him. 📌 *THE BIGGEST SURPRISE* Some of Florida’s most important organized-crime locations didn’t look like criminal headquarters at all.