This article is a precursor of sorts for an expansive upcoming expose we're putting together called "The Gambling Rackets"

It will explain the mechanics of the various gambling rackets that were, and in some cases still are, operated by organized crime. From policy-numbers, bookmaking, dice games, one-armed bandits, and a whole lot more.

I felt that our previous expose on the shylock business, which is a "sister" operation to gambling, was a nice "appetizer" to whet your whistle so to speak.