The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

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  • 2022
  • 1 Season
  • 7.2  (106)

A look at the surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
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Sin Cities
3. Sin Cities
June 26, 2022
The invention of the luxury resort casino helps birth Sin City; a Harlem woman goes to war for what will become the state lottery system; an alluring magazine like no other is launched; and one of the most famous cigarette brands in history is created.
Empires Lost
2. Empires Lost
June 19, 2022
One of the richest men in the world may lose his tobacco empire; alcohol titans fight for their lives against the growing threat of Prohibition; New York City becomes ground zero in the battle to legalize contraception.
Secrets & Sins
1. Secrets & Sins
June 12, 2022
Jack Daniel pioneers American whiskey; Adolphus Busch creates an iconic beer; Buck Duke innovates the modern cigarette; Julius Schmid skirts the law selling his new condoms... all while the temperance movement rises to battle against them.
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A look at the surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings. The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (3 episodes). The series first aired on June 12, 2022.

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  • Premiere Date
    June 12, 2022
  • IMDB Rating
    7.2  (106)