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Word: malagamba (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mafia dons in the U.S. to designate the resort an open city, meaning that any member of the criminal brotherhood or its underworld allies can seek a piece of the action, as is the case in Las Vegas. The Mafia is already tolerating a group of Cuban hoodlums, the Malagamba gang from northern New Jersey, which has gained a foothold in Atlantic City's illicit market for cocaine, marijuana and hookers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Trouble in Las Vegas East | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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