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2. Numbers game - Wikipedia

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   The numbers game, also known as the numbers racket, the Italian lottery, Mafia lottery, or the daily number, is a form of illegal gambling or illegal lottery played mostly in poor and working-class neighborhoods in the United States, wherein a bettor attempts to pick three digits to match those that will be randomly drawn the following day.

3. African-American organized crime - Wikipedia

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   Freedman alongside fugitive slaves formed the first African-American community in Chicago in the 1840s. [1] With the start of World War I, larger numbers of African Americans moved into Chicago. The war opened up numerous jobs, causing 50,000 African Americans to move into Chicago from 1916 to 1920, with 90% of the population being on Chicago's ...

4. What is racketeering? The crime, explained - AOL

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   For an answer, CNN turned to attorney G. Robert Blakey back in 2019. Blakey has helped draft racketeering laws in at least 22 states It’s not a specific crime

5. Albert J. Adams - Wikipedia

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   Albert James Adams (May 22, 1845 – October 1, 1906), known as "The Policy King" and the "Meanest Man in New York," was an American racketeer. He ran the numbers game in New York City from around 1890 to around 1905.

6. Casper Holstein - Wikipedia

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   Born of mixed African and Danish descent in St. Croix, Danish West Indies, Casper Holstein moved to New York City with his mother in 1884. During World War I, he was able to revisit his birthplace while stationed in what had become the United States Virgin Islands. [1]

7. Numbers racket - Wikipedia

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8. What states passed school choice measures in 2024, and what's ...

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   (The Center Square) – While many states expanded and adopted school choice programs in 2024, some advocates are excited about new education options for families in 2025 – made possible because ...

9. Dixie Davis - Wikipedia

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   With the murder of Schultz in 1935, Davis took over his numbers racket. On July 14, 1937, a grand jury indicted Davis for racketeering. In exchange for cooperation, Davis was sentenced to one year in prison and disbarred. [1] On December 30, 1969, [3] [4] Dixie Davis died of a heart attack in his home in Bel-Air, California after a break-in ...