Bolito (the numbers game ) and drugs led to evolvement of organized crime . Bets could be placed from any where such as parlors , bars , restaurants , pool halls , barber shops , drugstores and even from their homes , more than 800 runners or bet collectors hurried places to collect and place bets on behalf of customers in 30 policy banks . The policy bankers became the richest and started extending loans and finance to Harlem residents , which the blacks could not expect from whites operated...











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