The NFL and the Mafia (Part 9 of 12)
Debating an empty chair
When I arrived home in Washington after the first leg of my book tour, my publicist had left a message, saying that I was scheduled for a debate the following day on CBS Nightwatch with Jim Feist, a Las Vegas sports‑gambling tout. Immediately, I called sports arbitrageur Lem Banker in Las Vegas to check out Feist. By coincidence, Banker wa…



