You're right. A rust belt city is a great place to be a bookie. That's why I'm sure there's more than enough INDEPENDANT bookies. Maybe even a couple of groups of bookies.

But the remnants of Cleveland LCN are too assimilated to reach out to NY families who have more than enough on their plate holding on to the rackets in the tri-state to even think about sending guys out to Cleveland to try and organize.