i thought that the mob made around four to five billion on superbowl either sales or net profit ?
In his book, Five Families, Selwyn Raab cited a study done by the NYPD in the early 1990's that said about $1 billion was wagered with mob bookies on the Superbowl in the Tri-State area; with the profit margin being around 15% - or $150 million. Exactly how they came up with that, I don't know.
One thing's for sure, as others have mentioned, much like when it comes to narcotics figures, both law enforcement and the press like to cite gross, rather than net, figures.
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