Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak
"Offering mostly electronic forms of gambling, casitas — Spanish for “little houses” — can bring in tens of thousands of dollars a week. The ultimate beneficiaries are members of the Mexican Mafia, the prison-based syndicate that oversees Latino street gangs in SoCal" — PolitiTweet.org
Matthew Ormseth @MatthewOrmseth
Hidden, illegal casinos are booming in L.A., with organized crime reaping big profits https://t.co/Qm7xxpbUiQ