9 episodes

Racket: Inside the Gold Club, gives you unprecedented access to the notorious Atlanta strip club, known in its heyday as a bacchanal to the biggest names in sports and entertainment. But in 1999, the debauchery came crashing down after the club was raided by the FBI and slammed with a daunting racketeering indictment. Racket takes you on a salacious, character-driven romp to find out what took the Gold Club from champagne rooms to the courtroom.

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    • True Crime
    • 4.3 • 285 Ratings

Racket: Inside the Gold Club, gives you unprecedented access to the notorious Atlanta strip club, known in its heyday as a bacchanal to the biggest names in sports and entertainment. But in 1999, the debauchery came crashing down after the club was raided by the FBI and slammed with a daunting racketeering indictment. Racket takes you on a salacious, character-driven romp to find out what took the Gold Club from champagne rooms to the courtroom.

    God's Club

    God's Club

    What’s the verdict? Let's go to church. 

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    • 31 min
    War Trial

    War Trial

    The Gold Club defendants are paranoid as their fellow employees take the stand, while the courtroom gets a lifetime supply of blow job testimony from celebrities. Who said jury duty was boring?

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    • 31 min
    Tantrums and Torture

    Tantrums and Torture

    The trial starts with a bang and a legendary table dance by an inconceivable presenter… where do we have to go from here? As the jury would find out - with the courtroom antics, unforgettable witnesses and non-stop drama - very far.

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    • 34 min
    The Siren's Call

    The Siren's Call

    The Gold Club defendants are an emotional wreck. Turns out, when it comes to saving your own ass, sometimes your best friends become your worst enemies... Particularly when federal prison is on the line. 

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    • 32 min
    The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

    Once you get past charges of prostitution, credit card fraud, and mob ties, all that’s left is… a laundry list of even more scandalous charges against the Gold Club. Yikes! The Gold Club’s owner Steve Kaplan hires a powerhouse team of prominent, though eccentric, criminal defense lawyers to defend him, his employees, and his infamous club.

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    • 31 min
    Dirty Money

    Dirty Money

    Champagne escapades, sexual favors and now the mob?? The Sopranos may have been a hit, but this is real life. Prosecutor Art Leach breaks down the charges against the Gold Club and explains how the club’s money was funneled up the ranks of none other than... the Italian mafia. 

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    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
285 Ratings

285 Ratings

nickiedenises ,

Fascinating story

Interesting story. Exciting. Storytelling was Needlessly raunchy at times.

jcole5545 ,

Truth

Is this really accurate??

DD8147 ,

Story 👍 Vocal Fry 👎

Curiosity pulled me in since I was a valet at The Gold Club for one Summer. Story was great for me, but the storyteller’s vocal fry made incredibly hard to stomach. If I didn’t have a background to The Gold Club I would have turned off due to the vocal frrrrryyyyy.

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