Mafia Carpet Joints

As opposed to the traditional clip joints at which patrons never knew the tricks of the house lansky operated carpet joints that ran with a staff and management team who were completely honest according to the boss himself of course.

Mafia carpet joints.

As author selwyn raab points out in his book five families lansky s illegal gambling clubs commonly known as carpet joints were more upscale with fine food and drinks and better furnished than the ordinary grimy parlors run by the mob in new york and other big cities. Mug shot of capone in miami florida 1930. Lansky ensured that the staff administering the games consisted of men of high integrity. Capone s mansion may be the larger than life example of mobsters living in south florida but in terms of numbers hollywood may take the title.

By one estimate the carpet joints paid 50 000 a week in bribes. Doormen a restaurant and black hat chef and of course carpeting. Lansky s carpet joints in florida and elsewhere were never clip joints where gamblers were unsure of whether or not the games were rigged against them. The several clubs run by peter schmidt an independent who fought control by the syndicate all his life were major at least in the events that took place there.

Back in the 1930s and 1940s hallandale beach was. Any print or pattern in the carpet s weave must match along the carpet joints as well. And the lookout housebecame the top carpet joints run by the cleveland syndicate. Every suit and tie and tin star in town was looped in prosecutors political bosses the sheriff and the police chief.

Dean martin was once employed as a blackjack dealer there. Carpet joints were the wave of the future it was what americans flush with cash and ready for fun wanted. Many carpet manufacturers put an arrow on the back of the carpet to help you match the carpet s nap. Carpet joints the mafia s traditions in south florida date to the 1930s gambling heydays in broward when meyer lansky and his associates came south to claim a piece of the action in dozens of.