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Albert J. Adams
Albert J. Adams (1845 – October 1, 1906) was known as The Policy King and the Meanest Man in New York.
Albert J. Adams (1845 – October 1, 1906) was known as The Policy King and the Meanest Man in New York.
Anthony Salerno
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno was a New York mobster who served as front boss of the Genovese crime family to family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante from the 1970s until his conviction in 1986.
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno was a New York mobster who served as front boss of the Genovese crime family to family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante from the 1970s until his conviction in 1986.
Bumpy Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was an African-American mob boss and bookmaker in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was an African-American mob boss and bookmaker in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
Casper Holstein
Casper Holstein was a prominent New York mobster involved in the Harlem "numbers rackets" during the Harlem Renaissance.
Casper Holstein was a prominent New York mobster involved in the Harlem "numbers rackets" during the Harlem Renaissance.
Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz was a New York City-area Jewish American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-related activities such as bootlegging alcohol and the numbers racket.
Dutch Schultz was a New York City-area Jewish American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-related activities such as bootlegging alcohol and the numbers racket.
Frank Palumbo
Frank Palumbo was a restaurateur, local celebrity, humanitarian and power broker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Frank Palumbo was a restaurateur, local celebrity, humanitarian and power broker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
James Joseph Hines
James Joseph Hines (December 18, 1876 – March 26, 1957) was one of the most powerful leaders of Tammany Hall in New York City.
James Joseph Hines (December 18, 1876 – March 26, 1957) was one of the most powerful leaders of Tammany Hall in New York City.
Joseph Vincent Moriarty
Joseph Vincent Moriarty, also known as Newsboy Moriarty, was a Irish American mobster in Hudson County, New Jersey who controlled the numbers game.
Joseph Vincent Moriarty, also known as Newsboy Moriarty, was a Irish American mobster in Hudson County, New Jersey who controlled the numbers game.
Jueteng
Jueteng is an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines.
Jueteng is an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines.
Numbers game
Numbers game, also known as a numbers racket, policy racket or Italian lottery, is an illegal lottery played mostly in poor neighborhoods in the United States, wherein a bettor...
Numbers game, also known as a numbers racket, policy racket or Italian lottery, is an illegal lottery played mostly in poor neighborhoods in the United States, wherein a bettor...
Stephanie St. Clair
Stephanie St. Clair was a female gang leader who ran numerous criminal enterprises in Harlem, New York in the part of the 20th century.
Stephanie St. Clair was a female gang leader who ran numerous criminal enterprises in Harlem, New York in the part of the 20th century.
The Association for Legalizing American Lotteries
The Association for Legalizing American Lotteries was an illegal lottery disguised as an organization in 1936.
The Association for Legalizing American Lotteries was an illegal lottery disguised as an organization in 1936.
Zachariah Simmons
Zachariah Simmons was an underworld figure involved in running policy games in New York during the late 19th century.
Zachariah Simmons was an underworld figure involved in running policy games in New York during the late 19th century.