Hank's business empire, which includes a racetrack and Mexico's largest chain of betting parlors, flourishes despite the bad publicity.

Blonger's gang set up rooms resembling stock exchanges and betting parlors that were used by several teams to run "big cons".

Casinos, betting parlors, night clubs, and even a dog track were present, giving the town the nickname "Little Las Vegas".

Wouldn't many smaller tracks be replaced by teletheaters and betting parlors, putting thousands of track employees nationwide out of work?

They complain that Chinatown is already saturated with betting parlors.

"We can see the whole wound," said Mr. Rossi, a 60-year-old executive whose company runs betting parlors.

The delegation also held talks with the Ladbroke Group, a British company that owns betting parlors.

Moscow is filled with sports betting parlors.

They also ran the local wire service, providing horse racing information to local horse betting parlors and handbooks.

Casino executives warn that many Atlantic City gamblers will take their business to betting parlors in neighboring states.