Illegal Gambling, Numbers, Dice, Bookmaking (1970s)

The film discusses the operations of illegal gambling, highlighting the connections to organized crime, corruption, and law enforcement challenges. It explains how illegal gambling activities, such as numbers operations and floating dice games, are structured and managed, often involving various roles like runners, lookouts, and bookmakers. The film emphasizes the importance of police work, surveillance, and informants in uncovering these operations. It also details the sophisticated methods used by bookmakers to evade detection and the crucial role of organized crime in facilitating illegal gambling.

Keywords
illegal gambling, organized crime, law enforcement, numbers operations, bookmakers, corruption, surveillance, informants, police work, gambling statutes

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