Originally Posted by furio_from_naples
Originally Posted by RushStreet
Serious question. I see the Kansas City mob portrayed in movies and shows as this big powerful crime family, but in real life were they ever that great? Were they ever a powerhouse in organized crime once upon a time or is that just a bunch of bullshit?

Discuss.


The midwest families owed much of their power to the unions control and the las vegas skimming after losing both of it,the Kansas City family began a slow decline.
The KC mafia was powerful because was organizated and again had connections that the other oc gruops never had until the 1980s.


EXCELLENT response Furio. Excellent!

The KC Family was VERY powerful, but it owed most of that power to their influence over national labor unions and their hidden interest in several Las Vegas casinos. Once they were knocked out of the box with those two they experienced a quick decline.