NCJ Number
108890
Date Published
1985
Length
866 pages
Annotation
This transcript of hearing VII (June 24-26, 1985, in New York City) of the President's Commission on Organized Crime focuses on organized crime's involvement in gambling.
Abstract
The 3-day public hearing involved 36 witnesses and numerous exhibits. On the first day, testimony covered illegal-gambling prosecutions in Chicago and Federal gambling law enforcement policy. On the hearing's second day, two senior police officers testified regarding their antigambling enforcement operations in large jurisdictions. There was also testimony on organized criminal involvement in such areas as casino licensing, college basketball, and boxing. The final day of the hearing focused on the attraction of traditional organized crime groups to licensed casinos. Topics and case histories covered 'skimming,' junkets, organized crime in Las Vegas casinos, and money laundering. Also discussed were the important roles of New Jersey and Nevada State regulatory systems in 'hardening' casinos against infiltration by organized crime. The commission concludes on the basis of evidence presented at the hearing that there is a continuing and self-perpetuating relationship between gambling and organized crime. The appendix contains witnesses' prepared statements, photos, and illustrations.