All pro sports, as well as the NCAA, should thank God every day we have sports betting here... We have the only agency in the world that regulates the honesty of games.

When asked in his later years what went wrong in Cuba the gangster offered no excuses. "
On Obie Trice's "Outro" off the Cheers album Proof raps " Know much about Meyer Lansky? / Don't tustle with my hand speed / Clutch your burner bust it and watch your man bleed. As long as they made the required investment they were provided with public matching funds for construction a 10-year tax exemption and duty-free importation of equipment and furnishings.

For decades he was thought to be one of the most powerful people in the country. Meyer Lansky (born Meyer Suchowljansky; July 4 1902 – January 15 1983) known as the "Mob's Accountant" was a Polish-born American organized crime figure who along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. Although a member of the Jewish Mob Lansky undoubtedly had strong influence with the Italian Mafia and played a large role in the consolidation of the criminal underworld (although the full extent of this role has been the subject of some debate).