I agree and in no way do I think the Outfit taxes all bookies in Illinois. Those they do tax however have advantages--various crews layoff action to each other on a regular basis and namely essentially being the sports book for the Chicagoland casinos like Rivers and Grand Victoria. So I think its if you are connected to the Outfit--you get more action. If not, you don't get beat, you just don't get in on as much new business and I'm sure that some guys are completely fine with that.

Tony Dote and Marco are in charge of sports books for the Outfit.