Former bookie recounts past life working with the Chicago mob and how he got out

Comments (2)

wutangson1 · 10d ago

I know it's cliche at this point to call it a bygone era, but of just 20-some years ago. All those areas are now filled with luxury condos: Greektown, Fulton district, Cabrini, etc. I knew Giancana was originally from the near the Maxwell market, but I did not know that Spilatro's family was from Greektown. I thought they were always Elmwood Park, or at least Grand Ave. boys from the start.

wutangson1 · 8d ago

Also, wow! At actually implying the Cubs threw games at the Outfit’s behest. Is it blasphemy for me to say for the North Siders,”Say it ain’t so, Joe.”

Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome

Ask HN: Parents of young kids: how do you teach that hitting is not acceptable?

Ask HN: Valuable habit you've stuck with? What was key to making it stick?

Ask HN: I don't want to work in software anymore. Where do I go?

Ask HS: Career Advice for Someone Struggling

Ask HN: Do you have a blog you own or follow?

Ask HN: What benchmarks are you using to judge AI models?

Payment processors shouldn't be able to charge through an expired card

Ask HN: What Makes a Good Datasheet?

Ask HN: Are there any apps to track grocery prices in local stores?

Ask HN: Memory-safe low level languages?

Ask HN: Share your AI prompt that stumps every model

New Way to Fund Solo-Founders?

Ask HN: What do you think about companies requiring AI use for code interviews?

Ask HN: When will Wayland eclipse X?

Ask HN: Alternatives to Deploys per Million Metric?

I want to help clear EU skies from US clouds

Ask HN: CS degrees, do they matter again?

Ask HN: What are your favourite daily puzzle games?

Kronotop: Horizontally scalable, distributed, transactional document database

Ask HN: What Is the Hacker News for Medicine?

Ask HN: Resources for LeetCode Grinding?

Ask HN: Do you know niche job board for jobs that are NOT remote?

Ask HN: Sold my company, parents passed away – feeling lost. What now?

Last month 10k apps were built on our platform – here's what we learned

Ask HN: How to fix issue and find the origin of bug in codebase?

Ask HN: Can vibe coding competitions be challenging and fair?

Ask HN: Is anyone else finding it impossible to use SMS in new apps?

Ask HN: Is there a list of projects that will not adopt AI?

Has anyone else found Google's AI overview to be oddly error prone?

Ask HN: How do you get into systems programming

Ask HN: Did someone dig into the JFK files?

Ask HN: Known ways app telemetry is abused?

Ask HN: My CEO wants to go hard on AI. What do I do?

Ask HN: How does ChatGPT Shopping work?

What are the key bottlenecks for AI Agent development in the next 1–2 years?

Sephera – A fast, YAML-configurable LOC analyzer that supports any language

Former bookie recounts past life working with the Chicago mob and how he got out

Comments (2)

Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome

Ask HN: Parents of young kids: how do you teach that hitting is not acceptable?

Ask HN: Valuable habit you've stuck with? What was key to making it stick?

Ask HN: I don't want to work in software anymore. Where do I go?

Ask HS: Career Advice for Someone Struggling

Ask HN: Do you have a blog you own or follow?

Ask HN: What benchmarks are you using to judge AI models?

Payment processors shouldn't be able to charge through an expired card

Ask HN: What Makes a Good Datasheet?

Ask HN: Are there any apps to track grocery prices in local stores?

Ask HN: Memory-safe low level languages?

Ask HN: Share your AI prompt that stumps every model

New Way to Fund Solo-Founders?

Ask HN: What do you think about companies requiring AI use for code interviews?

Ask HN: When will Wayland eclipse X?

Ask HN: Alternatives to Deploys per Million Metric?

I want to help clear EU skies from US clouds

Ask HN: CS degrees, do they matter again?

Ask HN: What are your favourite daily puzzle games?

Kronotop: Horizontally scalable, distributed, transactional document database

Ask HN: What Is the Hacker News for Medicine?

Ask HN: Resources for LeetCode Grinding?

Ask HN: Do you know niche job board for jobs that are NOT remote?

Ask HN: Sold my company, parents passed away – feeling lost. What now?

Last month 10k apps were built on our platform – here's what we learned

Ask HN: How to fix issue and find the origin of bug in codebase?

Ask HN: Can vibe coding competitions be challenging and fair?

Ask HN: Is anyone else finding it impossible to use SMS in new apps?

Ask HN: Is there a list of projects that will *not* adopt AI?

Has anyone else found Google's AI overview to be oddly error prone?

Ask HN: How do you get into systems programming

Ask HN: Did someone dig into the JFK files?

Ask HN: Known ways app telemetry is abused?

Ask HN: My CEO wants to go hard on AI. What do I do?

Ask HN: How does ChatGPT Shopping work?

What are the key bottlenecks for AI Agent development in the next 1–2 years?

Sephera – A fast, YAML-configurable LOC analyzer that supports any language

Former bookie recounts past life working with the Chicago mob and how he got out

Comments (2)

Ask HN: Is there a list of projects that will not adopt AI?