Harry "Doc" Sagansky was a Jewish organized crime figure in Boston. Sagansky started off as a young graduate of Tufts dental school and quickly gave up his practice for the lucrative numbers racket. Not only was he a numbers bookie,but he became known as the top layoff man in the city.When far too much money was gambled on certain numbers, Doc would take the layoffs from other bookmakers.Doc became a millionaire and was regarded as Boston's biggest bookmaker. By Domenic Spinale