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by ross2990 1438 days ago
A good example of an illegal lottery would be the Bolita [0] popular in SW Florida. It was all tied up with organized crime. This led to violence when Italian organized crime attempted to wrest control from the Latinos who first implemented it.

[0] https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/history/2021/09/28/bol...