Originally Posted By: CabriniGreen
I really don't think there is more action in NY than in like 8 or nine states..
More action in NY than any other city, sure, but not like 8 or nine whole states...



You are absolutely right. Take Vegas for example, you had rich people comming from all of the country, including the East Coast, spendning hundreds thousands of dollars daily and in the end when they all got dried up they would've lend money from the loan sharks.And who were the guys that lent them the moeny?The Chicago guys. The best victims for the loan shark racket are the degenerate gamblers and high rollers. So if you combine all of their gambling and juice operations in Chicago, Vegas, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arizona, Miami etc. it gives you the picture that it was a helluva good business for the organization. Thats why the Outfit always fought to get the gambling business under its wing because the ugly cousin of the gambling racket is the juice racket. Its a very good combination. Wherever the Outfit had its own casino or any kind of gambling joint, they also had their own juice men. Plus the fact that the Outfit was one organization, not five different crime families


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