Organized Gambling In The Movie Rush Hour

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When the video referenced gambling as a form of organized crime and the relationship with police, I recalled the movie Rush Hour. The character Carter, who is a cop goes to his cousin’s bar and at the back, there is an area for illegal gambling. To get into the back room, he must knock and there’s a look out, similarly to what is portrayed in the video. Additionally, the video states that the business man bribes the police and that can also be related to the movie. Carter does not arrest his cousin, but instead allows him to continue with his illicit business. I didn’t know dice games were illegal, but the setting in which illegal gambling takes place didn’t surprise me because I have seen it portrayed in movies. After watching the video,

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