No More Gambling Unit
They got rid of all the gambling in Chicago. It's true. The boss said so:
- The I-Team has learned that the Chicago Police Department's renowned gambling unit has been disbanded. It's a decision that some call a bad bet.
Here we are at the height of the football wagering season with the Bears on a roll and the Chicago Police Department has given up on its famed gambling unit.
The end of the line for the storied gambling squad came in a shake-up of the vice control unit six months ago. But only when the I-Team started asking questions was it revealed to the public.
- "Basically what it was is I would like to refer to it as being hybridized," said Brown.
A master of the spoken word, Ernie is.
We are glad that there is no more gambling here in Chicago. Now if you'll excuse us, we have to buy some squares for this weekend.
We are glad that there is no more gambling here in Chicago. Now if you'll excuse us, we have to buy some squares for this weekend.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
65 Comments:
What's a "hybridized"?
Of course they got rid of the gambling unit.The MOB is controling the city council and the city council is controling the CPD brass,that why cpd is a mere shell of itself.
Can I start working security for private clubs card games again then? That was really good cash money and they always pay the same day.
A bigger envelope for City Hall now from the "Boys' who run the lucrative games in the city ? See we didn't need no silly Olympics. Daley now can reap profits from sports 24-7, all year !!!
Chicago Police Department's renowned gambling unit
"renowned"?? Renowned for what exactly? Never even heard of such a unit
Second largest police department in the country, third largest city in population and no gambling unit. This city is so behind and is crumbling as I type! Things are going to get ugly and they will never go back to the way it was because we have physically and mentally lost all of our police powers due to lawsuits, the media, the mayor, Weis, and the general liberal public. Pray for your kids if you have any and move out of this city when you can. Good luck and be safe everyone!
What a joke of a unit. Judge Luckman in br 43 would throw almost all of their bogus cases out . Old men and ladies running poker machines in a tavern. Gimme a break. Talk about a victimless crime. This unit shouldve been disbanded years ago. They were all gettin paid big bucks not to bust certain operations anyway. Besides the feds are the ones goin after bookmakers now anyway.
Heard that Ruth got a latteral change since she treated the boys & girls from the Academy to a Cubs game. Someone came looking for her & found out that everyone was at the game, ON COMPANY TIME, No Time Due Used!!! Isn't this called Theft. Comeon Jody & Mr Mayor do something besides Blow each other!! This did happen on your Watch!
The CPD's "famous" Gambling Unit. Give me a break.
It was just another hideout for worthless clout babies.
Yeah, no auto theft either....
hey listen, forget about it.
NOW it all makes sense. The Olympics were just the smoke screen to cover up the mob takeover of the City and burbs. Duh.....why didn't anyone ever see this coming? Once the City no longer had use of the Olympic Venues, they'd be converted into gambling palaces. Follow every money trail from end to beginning and there is SOME sort of Mob connection there. I'll bet you that there isn't a single alderman in the City that isn't supported and financially backed by Mob money. Richie knows everyone of the Mob higher-ups by name and still keeps his 11th Ward roots
to show he still knows how to "play ball."
J. Edgar Hoover believed that the Outfit had SOOOOO much money that no hard-working G-man couldn't be swayed or tempted. For years, the FBI had no Organized Crime Unit to stop the Mob from turning one of their Agents and getting into the heads of the Feds and their bosses.
So here's how it goes. Daley gets the contracts handed out to the chosen: (insert the usual construction firm here; Kenny, Joyce, etc.) Everyone gets a piece of the pie with the eventual kickback to Hizzoner. The CPD is neutered and demoralized and even the VCD Gambling unit is disbanded. Casinos are built and the money starts rolling in. Schools and infrastructure get a big chunk of the REPORTED profits but, let's face it.....the Outfit has a track record of not being exactly honest with the IRS. In 2000 the Las Vegas casinos admitted to the IRS that they made a $9 Billion profit. Supposedly the take was more like $90 Billion.
Even though we didn't get the Olympics, soon we'll show those chumps in Vegas how charming and serene it is in the heart of Midwestern America. Vegas has the nickname Sin City. We're gonna have casinos that will make Vegas look like a hole-in-the-wall dump along I-10 and WITHOUT the associated crime, smoking or vice. Vegas is associated with everything sleazy and tacky but OUR casinos will be touted as a refreshing break from the usual gambling dens. By golly, they'll be downright wholesome.....bring the kids and, hey...we even have Day Care while you roll the dice.
Do you think the birthplace of the Capone Synidcate, the home of the Roaring '20's and the St. Valentines Day massacre can be outdone? Big Al, Momo Giancanna, Jimmy Catuara and Angelo LaPietra would rather roll over in their graves than have THAT happen.
Hell.....even MASTERS knows it.
No more vice unit either with what hes done to it!! The only person with a vice getting locked up is the occasional street whore in area 1/2. EB said theres no crime in the rest of the city and the vice units focus now is to reduce violence on the south side. Yeah violence reduction he calls it. Big fat tactical unit. To bad Goudie didnt keep the pervert talking to watch him go on his prepared tangent of lies on what he claims the unit is doing but really isn't.
Welcome to the city of chicago the land of easy money: calling all high price call girls, pimps, hustlers, traffickers, porno sellers, bookmakers. Nobody is looking for you thanks to LtEG not having a clue about what vice does or ever did and to EB for hes even stupider by listening to her and putting his moronic thumbprint on the unit. Unless you're on the freak EBs personal radar of weekly residential swinger partes that EB has too much knowledge of; you're not a mark in Chicago. The mayor should get in on illegal sex and gambling in Chicago as long as he keeps EB as ocd chief the money is to be made.
Give me a break! They didn't do sh*t anyway.
Why keep a unit that doesn't do anything?
They been hybridized, marginalized and mootified. Uh huh.
Just one more indication that the mob runs the City folks.
---not a cop
Good Riddance. Who the fuck cares about a heavily clouted unit like this. I never seen anybody from there that was under 60 years old, riding the wave of cloutness. Retire already or welcome to the real world and get fucked like the rest of us in patrol.
Oh my God! What will we do without them? They had the best high stakes poker games at their parties. Not to mention shooting craps, even roulette and blackjack. They even had free Cuban cigars. District watch parties were just for chump change compared to the Gambling Unit.
The courageous men and women of the Gambling Unit will be sorely missed.
Nostalgia kinda brings tears to your eyes when you recall long ago when they were simply called "VICE". Some goodie two-shoes boss had it changed to VICE CONTROL DIVISION (VCD) so folks wouldn't get "the wrong impression".
Next they'll get rid of VCD PROSTITUTION. Where will they reassign all their hotties? Fort Fellatio, perhaps.
We are so short handed, the less crucial spots are being eliminated. They barely did a days work in a week anyway. Next to go ..... Prostitution! Another waste of resources.
"Hybridized"-- got to be kidding me.
stay safe
keep your partner safe
save as much as you can - deferred comp
do your job but take no risks
take care of your family
retire
move out of state
old retired guy
I didn't know we still even had a gambling unit anyway, never saw ANY Gambling Raids, busts, etc; only by the C.C. Sheriff, and all that only nickle and dime stuff . Must be due to their aggressive police work in investigating the Mob, here in Mob Central, er ah, I mean Crook, er, ah, no Cook County/Shit-cagoland, IL.
buckeye, arizona applicant for chief ernest brown rejected for lying on his resume. much like whigam's deceitful resume for suburban chief job.. department kneejerk reaction to whigham's folly was to require all to resubmit offical transcripts and other draconian costly time consuming requirments for the majority that have been honest and forthright. this ignorant illiterate clout babies make our lives difficult yet continue to be rewarded.
"...renowned gambling unit has been disbanded...its famed gambling unit...
...The end of the line for the storied gambling squad..."
who are they kidding. another phoney hiding place for the silver spoon few. banker's hours, company car, bread crumbs from feds to do their leg work.
what is the motive behind this news and the Police hater idiot goudy?
Good move by Ernie ...hate to admit it.
The gambling unit is about as useful as being on the typewriter repair unit.
The over/under for bringing it back is 8 months.
What's it gonna be, Ernie Brown?
"Downtown" or "Browntown"?
Gambling unit?? Gee, I've seen numerous sports pools in most stations. Even the building engineers running a numbers game out of the basement.
Thanks Mayor!
The boys from the 1st Ward.
Oh WOE is ME, I work for DaLEE....
Put Tom Dart on it.
He'll send in some CCSPD to take up the slack. There may be some cameras involved so he'll be there.
I mean Dart destroyed what was left of my pathetic sex life by going after girls on Craigslist and now he can take on the horrors of gambling.
I just hope he doesn't try to criminalize whacking off.
What has the gambling unit done? Who have they stopped, arrested, shut down? Kinda like the major crimes unit, what have they accomplished?
buckeye, arizona applicant for chief ernest brown rejected for lying on his resume. much like whigam's deceitful resume for suburban chief job.. department kneejerk reaction to whigham's folly was to require all to resubmit offical transcripts and other draconian costly time consuming requirments for the majority that have been honest and forthright. this ignorant illiterate clout babies make our lives difficult yet continue to be rewarded.
10/09/2009 08:00:00 AM
Whats even scarier was the rumour that Whigham was able to secure 30 hours of college credit in less than a year while a Exempt.
Prostitution, gambling, auto theft, intelligence, counter terrorism...get rid of them all. None of did the kind of work they should: no terrorism arrests, no chop shops or auto theft crews, no mob related arrests. They are and were all hack units.
Its long past time to get rid of specialized units that mostly focus on low level victimless crimes and put more uniforms out on the street.
Go after gang bangers instead of taverns with a few poker machines.
Now hoo gonna run duh Supah Bowl pool?
Anonymous said...
buckeye, arizona applicant for chief ernest brown rejected for lying on his resume. much like whigam's deceitful resume for suburban chief job.. department kneejerk reaction to whigham's folly was to require all to resubmit offical transcripts and other draconian costly time consuming requirments for the majority that have been honest and forthright. this ignorant illiterate clout babies make our lives difficult yet continue to be rewarded.
10/09/2009 08:00:00 AM
ernie brown a lying pos,typical bullshit and he is a boss! Another reason I do nothing but back up my blue brothers and their families otherwise coffee and papers maybe a nice dvd!
Over the years I cannot think of a unit that has had greater corruption for such a sustained amount of time. They would come into a game and take 4-5 people after a conversation with the guy who ran the game. When they left the game would continue. They never busted the connected games or the connected people. Good riddance.
Detective Rico Lloyd was the best gambling investigator ever. When he retired it was all over.
P.S. We do not have anyone working on traditional organized crime because "Phat Phil" was fearful they would identify his friends and the FBI, being cognizant of this fact, refused to tell him anything regarding their investigations.
Anonymous said...
Chicago Police Department's renowned gambling unit
"renowned"?? Renowned for what exactly? Never even heard of such a unit
10/09/2009 01:12:00 AM
They were renouned for being a great place for the dicks to work because they didn't do shit, at least not since the 1960's!
Anonymous said...
buckeye, arizona applicant for chief ernest brown rejected for lying on his resume. much like whigam's deceitful resume for suburban chief job.. department kneejerk reaction to whigham's folly was to require all to resubmit offical transcripts and other draconian costly time consuming requirments for the majority that have been honest and forthright. this ignorant illiterate clout babies make our lives difficult yet continue to be rewarded.
10/09/2009 08:00:00 AM
So, you think they should ask only the ones who LIED on their resume to resubmit???
Yeah, sounds like a plan! I'm sure the liars will be stepping up forthwith!
OK, so now that the best & brightest of Unit 192 are being phased out, where is a 60-year-old, mildly to moderately retarded clout grandpa to go?
Anonymous said...
Chicago Police Department's renowned gambling unit
"renowned"?? Renowned for what exactly? Never even heard of such a unit
10/09/2009 01:12:00 AM
Renowned? I hope it isn't "renowned" in the same way that Bill Hanhardt was a "renowned" former Chief of Detectives, now known as federal prisoner number 13236-424 and residing at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Englewood in Littleton, Colorado.
roll dem bones, you Mooks!!!
With all of the legal gambling going on, with all of the Casinos everywhere, Lotteries, etc.
This unit has shown to be a total relic and a waste!
What purpose did it serve?
I know people that spend hundreds of dollars a week on the lotteries and at casinos!
So what? Is what I say now!
It all comes down to tax money/revenues these days and every government is turning over any rock possible for more cash to waste!
Good they can send those guys to the schools. Problem solved. Mayors a genius.
Excuse me???
The Gambling Unit gets disbanded and NOW the Aldermen want a casino???
Must just be a coincidence I guess!
what are the odds?
Prostitution, gambling, auto theft, intelligence, counter terrorism...get rid of them all. None of did the kind of work they should: no terrorism arrests, no chop shops or auto theft crews, no mob related arrests. They are and were all hack units.
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you gotta understand these units do what they're told by micromanagers with agendas like ernesto. the level of cases worked comes from the boss design. which comes from the bigger boss from bridgeport. dont blame the unit coppers for spitting out shit. they're hands are tied and mouths are shut or else get dumped to 003.
Anonymous said...
Heard that Ruth got a latteral change since she treated the boys & girls from the Academy to a Cubs game. Someone came looking for her & found out that everyone was at the game, ON COMPANY TIME, No Time Due Used!!! Isn't this called Theft. Comeon Jody & Mr Mayor do something besides Blow each other!! This did happen on your Watch!
10/09/2009 01:53:00 AM
I don't know Commander RW and I really could care less if she gets dumped, terminated, or promoted but whoever made this post is a complete beatoff.
I bet you were the best little tattle-tale in your 2nd grade class, you really need to get a girlfriend or a hobby, try maybe collecting stamps or baseball cards.
As for being a policeman, you should try a new career if you think taking kids to a baseball game while working is theft??? You really need to sit down and read the ILCS and further, the department can authorize its members to participate in certain community related events (like taking kids to a bball game).
I hate this word because it is always used on SCC, but whoever made this post is an "asshat."
Fuck. Now where are we going to get those cool strip cards?
Now if they would just lay off of my massage parlors already.....
As for being a policeman, you should try a new career if you think taking kids to a baseball game while working is theft??? You really need to sit down and read the ILCS and further, the department can authorize its members to participate in certain community related events (like taking kids to a bball game).
I hate this word because it is always used on SCC, but whoever made this post is an "asshat."
10/09/2009 08:27:00 PM
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The "kids" he was referring to were on-duty police officers! No time-due utilized! Went to a baseball game on company time! No "Community" related aspect of it at all! AND YES, IT IS THEFT! You are accepting pay for zero work. What would you call that?
This unit shouldve been disbanded years ago.
Ummm, then how would certain Chief's of Detectives enforce..... ?
--I hate cacti---
OT:
I along with a few other members of the A/3 Gang Unit and the 018 Saturation Team had the DISTINCT PLEASURE of working with "Lathrop One" tonight in an area near Cabrini. I'll say this.....the guy REALLY knows his shit.Mapped out our entry points,had our backs while we were in the buildings and even went in to get the PO we forgot about and thought we accounted for when it was all over. A true professional and a GENTLEMAN as well. He even thanked each of us personally for doing our jobs there. In this job where some to most HIDE from jobs its nice to know that there are still a few STAND UP guys left out there that will go in,do,and worry about the bullshit afterwards.I dont know if you will ever read this but when I run across those that talk shit about you(MSF 2-3 year wonders) I will relate to them what we did tonight. Thank YOU for stepping up.You're a good man and it was a PLEASURE to meet and work with you.
It was obvious why Chuckie ran the story - the retired Gambling Unit Sergeant who is trying to sell a book dropped the dime. One year ago the gambling unit consisted of two black guys pinching old guys shooting dice, an ex-commander's brother, an older guy just waiting to retire, and another guy who does contracting work for bosses. Guess what - two black guys went to districts, ex-commander's brother dumped to district (ex don't help no more), old guy retired and, oh, yeah, the contractor was shifted to Prostitution! GOTTA LOVE IT.
Why keep a unit that doesn't do anything?
10/09/2009 06:08:00 AM
I ask that same question every day at Area Three Detective Division. Close the door; turn out the lights; what would be the difference?
Another gift from lt eg. She got eb to dump two more that she had a personal issue with. There are alot worse to dump. It should start with the lt. Vindictive lying b*tch.
HEY LISTEN !!! WHERE YOU GOING TO 3RD DISTRICT AFTERNOONS ? NO MORE GAMBLING UNIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"As for being a policeman, you should try a new career if you think taking kids to a baseball game while working is theft??? You really need to sit down and read the ILCS and further, the department can authorize its members to participate in certain community related events (like taking kids to a bball game)."
Scrubbs games are a "community event?" Brilliant, asshat.
Just a bunch of bagmen for the pols anyway. One would have had to have an outfit sponsor to get into this unit. Intell. was the same and probably still is.
Too Many Dummies said...
What's a "hybridized"?
10/09/2009 12:15:00 AM
I know her....she be Obamaniqua's sister!!! And dat ain't no hibbity jibbity...mmmm hhmmm
Whether you like Brown or not, disbanding a worthless unit like Gambling is a positive. Use those officers somewhere else, or put them into the Districts, where bodies are sorely needed. It's always been known as a soft as cotton candy clout job anyway.
A true professional and a GENTLEMAN as well. He even thanked each of us personally for doing our jobs there. In this job where some to most HIDE from jobs its nice to know that there are still a few STAND UP guys left out there that will go in,do,and worry about the bullshit afterwards.I dont know if you will ever read this but when I run across those that talk shit about you(MSF 2-3 year wonders) I will relate to them what we did tonight. Thank YOU for stepping up.You're a good man and it was a PLEASURE to meet and work with you.
10/10/2009 05:01:00 AM
I did read it. You are more than welcome. Great bunch of guys! Pleasure to work with the WORKING POLICE. Guess the old grey project pitbull still has a little fire left in him eh? Take care and THANK YOU. :)
the boys from 26th street got to make some money no more construction jobs or city jobs this mayor is a joke fuck this city
A true professional and a GENTLEMAN as well. He even thanked each of us personally for doing our jobs there..........
Chubbies back? Thought that old project dawg left the State....good to know...THATS one crazy muthafucka,
and someone you DEFINITELY want watching your back. The man has no fear and a huge set of stones. Now as far as the professional part............just kidding Chubs.
Welcome back to the game. Be careful the rules have changed in THEIR favor. Give 'em hell.
I hear Keating likes your work too.
Be careful Brother.Its more of a jungle now then before but Im sure you already know that.
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