A lot of those internet sites are controlled by different OC groups. Also, to quote GA, Gambling is the wheel that makes the mob run". I probably got that wrong. Anyway, gambling will never go away and goes hand in hand with loan sharking. Thats what most guys are into...and drugs. They also get into buying and flipping houses cutting corners and insurance adjustments on houses. and things like that. Nicodemo has his own company that does that stuff.
Yep. If somebody in Philly or South Jersey is making bets online, but collecting or paying in to a local guy in person, there's a good chance it's a mob-connected operation. Computers, offshore websites, etc. have only helped the mob's sports betting operations, which is the bread and butter to a family like the Philadelphia mob. They'll always have the staple street rackets like bookmaking, video poker, loansharking, drugs, and stolen goods. There's some scams here and there but not the big money type like the NY families have been involved in. Or the labor racketeering.
