With virtually all avenues of income eliminated due to regulation (e.g., numbers replaced by lottery), the Chicago mafia has been weakened a great deal, according to an AP story.
Buzzy has a plan ... regulate Internet gambling (including sports betting). Then the mob would have no source of income. Hmm, two birds with one stone ... can Buzzy apply to take Gonzo's place as Attorney General?That leaves betting on sports, which remains illegal in much of the country. Federal authorities are cracking down on online gambling operations, and a number of states, including Illinois, have prohibited Internet gambling.
"They've still got the sports betting," O'Rourke said. "They've controlled that forever and it is illegal."