"In recent years, investigations by state police [in New Mexico] and the Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Commission have revealed numerous problems with charity gambling, including illegal cash payouts and infiltration by organized crime and local racketeers" (Peterson 1995).

Two men were charged with fraudulently trying to obtain a bingo license by concealing the investment backing of organized crime members (U.S. vs John Difronzo and Donald J. Angelini).

"A Dayton man pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in connection with skimming more that $1.418 million from seven charitable, tax-exempt organizations operating bingo games in Dayton and Cincinnati" (Hills 1995).

CONCLUSION: CRIME IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH GAMBLING

As was suggested at the beginning, Mr. Fahrenkopf and his associates would have much more success in squelching the "old" gambling-crime "stereotypes" if not for the fact that there still exists a real connection. We have looked at only a small amount of the possible evidence, and the conclusion is undeniable: gambling, in whatever form, means crime.

Although the gambling-crime connection is still a serious problem with the gaming industry, expect gambling interests to continue their denial of the problem. Unless, of course, it is in their best interest to advertise the crime connection. For example, consider what some card casinos did in California: "By narrowly approving the casino, Inglewood voters rejected warnings that the club would worsen problems with drugs, gangs and prostitution. Ironically, those warnings were spread by rival casinos, particularly the Bicycle Club, which spent more than $80,000 on an ill-fated effort to prevent establishment of a competitor" (Rabin 1994).

Only when admitting the truth may boost profits can we expect the gambling industry to acknowledge the crime connection, as was the case in Inglewood, California. Otherwise, it will be business (i.e. denial) as usual for gambling interests. Although crime is still undeniably a problem with gambling, profits come before people and the public good.

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Dar Heatherington cried in court as she was handed the sentence for public mischief.

That evidence included letters, sexy lingerie and a computer disk with Ms. Heatherington's face pasted on photos of a woman performing various sex acts.

Armed men burst into the north Moscow arcade at about 6 a.m. and opened fire, the Interfax news agency reported. They killed a security guard and a customer, and seriously wounded the cashier.

Iorworth Hoare, the rapist, who has already been in jail for 36 years, has been moved from a low-security open prison to a high-security cell in another jail amid fears that he could be attacked by jealous prisoners.

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Under the deal, the charge was to be dismissed if she provided proof she had seen a psychiatrist, paid court costs and stayed out of trouble for the full year.

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