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A 1979 meeting of seven of the country’s nine organized crime families in Philadelphia reportedly resulted in a territorial agreement: East Coast #mobsters (New York/Philadelphia) were given control over the growing rackets in #AtlanticCity, while the Chicago Outfit was ceded control over #LasVegas gambling operations. This arrangement, which cemented Chicago’s notorious skimming control over casinos like the Stardust, was allegedly a direct factor in the March 1980 murder of #Philadelphia boss