Always happy to pass along some uplifting news out of Delaware County. They've dubbed the mob operated betting ring in Delaware County as "Operation Delco Nostra." Amazing.
The mob also sanctioned Cimino to operate an illegal casino in the
basement of an office building in Folsom, Delaware County, which was
frequented by mob associate Damion Canilichio and other mobsters from
"downtown" - the South Philly mob - according to investigators.State Police learned of the casino through an informant in February 2002.
The tile-floored, invitation-only casino featured a kitchen,
horse-betting window and poker area, where gamblers played card games.
They bet on college and professional football and basketball games,
horse races and boxing matches, some on closed-circuit TVs.Cimino hosted a party and allegedly hired women from a nearby
"gentleman's club as ring girls and cocktail waitresses, and invited
prostitutes, who serviced the clientele during a televised boxing match.
Gambling, sports, and strippers. How did I not know about this place?
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