In the book by Giancana's brother, I seem to recall him quoting Sam's mockery of the way NY makes guys, that Chicago sees the process as childish, that their thinking is if you're a solid gangster and can be trusted, you're as good as in. Although, in Casino, Ace Roethstein (DeNiro) refers to Nicky (Pesci) as being "made". Maybe that's Scorsese sticking to what he knows, the way the mob does things where he's from.

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"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea