@DB
Chicago's mob has nobody to compete with
they can have a decent amount of influence if the 30 guys are sharp enough
@mulberry
"streetgangs" as you call them don't only deal in drugs
this ain't the 80s or 90s
believe it or not, ethnic mobs are smart enough to do white collar scams
Yeah I know about the insurance and mortgage scams. I'm talking about gambling and bookmaking.
How many black and Latino gangs do that in the suburbs? White people aren't going in the hood or barrio for that. They will trust Italians and their non-Italian associates, who look more like them. Just like when the Italians took over the black and Spanish numbers game, they still had to use black runners and Puerto Rican bodegas.
