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They operated two or three nights a week , and their total “ swag , " as he calls it ,
averaged about $ 1 , 500 a week . “ It didn ' t leave so much when we split it up , "
he says , " but it kept us going , existing , and that was all I could ask . " At this ...
They operated two or three nights a week , and their total “ swag , " as he calls it ,
averaged about $ 1 , 500 a week . “ It didn ' t leave so much when we split it up , "
he says , " but it kept us going , existing , and that was all I could ask . " At this ...
Page 166
The loans went for 20 percent interest , which is what we call vigorish . Take an
example . You loan out $ 1 , 000 and the guy is supposed to pay back $ 100 a
week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish . Figure it another
way .
The loans went for 20 percent interest , which is what we call vigorish . Take an
example . You loan out $ 1 , 000 and the guy is supposed to pay back $ 100 a
week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish . Figure it another
way .
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information and is what you call a fine judge of horseflesh . With one thing and
another , I ' d say I am ahead between $ 200 and $ 300 a week , and I am having
a lot of fun . I don ' t win every week , but it averages out to that . I ' m not foolish .
information and is what you call a fine judge of horseflesh . With one thing and
another , I ' d say I am ahead between $ 200 and $ 300 a week , and I am having
a lot of fun . I don ' t win every week , but it averages out to that . I ' m not foolish .
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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