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As Netflix releases a new documentary, Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley, centered around the star’s triumphant 1968 Comeback Special, we look at the relationship between the king of rock ‘n’ roll and his deceitful manager, Tom Parker, who ultimately destroyed Elvis’ career…

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If you happened to be on the gaming floors of the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas during the early-to-mid 1970s, there’s a strong chance that, no matter what time of day or night you entered, you’d spot a six-foot-tall, grossly overweight man in front of the roulette table.

With an elephant-head cane resting by his side, a cigar clamped into his mouth and a cheap baseball cap sat awkwardly on his huge bald dome, this man was, with a grim determination, seemingly going out of his way to lose incredibly large sums of money.

There were more than a few men who would have roughly fitted this description in Nevada half a century ago.

But this gambler was far from a d