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where are you getting the funds?Comment -
Polker never forget online loans are your friendsComment -
Can I be an investor? I will throw you 20k JJ.המוסד
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they are better at Resortsworld Monticello NYComment -
JJ are you the SHOT caller?Comment -
You could have got the app and seen them for yourself without an account. Your trolling is still way too lazy.Comment -
Decent numbers at times.
Had a small bonus program on APP when introduced for signups.
Low limits ....and will make them lower or boot you if you have any sense of what is happening.Comment -
Garbage book, real small and in the back of a bar. Took me a while to find it the first time I went there.Comment -
Am I being too serious ? Or do you guys really enjoy talking about this fuckin’ bullshit everyday ….Comment -
jj, you are the beard. Who hired you? At least you can grow hair somewhere.Comment -
Not sure about the odds but the food court is fantastic.Comment -
You can also hit Brock Lander's favorite taco shop TACOS EL GORDOComment -
How did the Mafia lose control of the Las Vegas casinos to corporations when it used to dominate the entire casino business and made a lot of money.
There were numerous events that led to the Mafia losing control of the Las Vegas Casinos
1) The catalyst was the very issue highlighted in the question: the mafia was making too much money, and it became patently obvious from the Attorney General down that Vegas was a major source of Mafia income and money laundering.
The first dent in their near omnipotent control happened in 1960. Following the Kefauver hearings, Kefauver recommended the introduction of the List of Excluded Persons, or the ‘Black Book’ as it’s colloquially known, which proscribed certain individuals from entering any Casino in Las Vegas. The first inductees were a mix of ‘cheats’ and some serious mafia players e.g. Sam Giancana or Louis Dragna.
While the Black Book did not impact financial control / ownership, it added friction in terms of how the Mafia could operate their casinos. Overt money laundering and criminal activity could lead to key mafia figures getting black listed and not able to operate at all.
2) The second - and far more major - incursion that undermined their control was when Howard Hughes spearheaded Corporate interest in Las Vegas. When Hughes bought the Desert Inn and a number of other Casinos in the late 60s, he unleashed a tidal wave of Corporate takeovers of Casinos; a phenomenon that was accelerated in 1967 when Nevada passed the Corporate Gaming Act that removed the onerous bar that every investor in a Casino had to be licensed.
After this, the likes of Hughes and Kerkorian took over. Able to raise huge levels of capital via Wall Street and other avenues, mafia funding was no longer needed (and struggled to compete anyway).
3) The third blow was a slow burn. In 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act was passed. While it took a number of years for law enforcement to figure out how to use it, it was devastating to the key mafia families involved and made it harder to operate in Las Vegas. Over the years, law enforcement added more legal tools and weapons to their arsenal; only increasing the pressure and friction involved in owning or running a Casino … or even just stay out of jail.
4) The final blow was the erosion of the Mafia’s control over the Teamsters pension fund in the late ‘80s. Whilst mafia figures are wealthy, most are not corporate level wealthy. To be able to afford to buy or build Casinos, they used the Teamsters Union’s pension fund as a personal slush fund to underwrite their investments.
Together, these events or factors came together to permanently remove the Mafia as major players in the Las Vegas Casino scene.
The Stardust Hotel, one of 3 Casinos and Hotels infamously owned by the Chicago Outfit.
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Bottom line the Mafia didn’t have the money these big corporations did.Comment -
OK so it’s a mom and Pop sportsbook that’s all I wanted to knowComment -
Psycho Las Vegas event at Resorts World all weekend, maybe not the time to visit unless you’re into that.Comment
