Deez Guys? Again?

Is it "deez," "dem"or "doze" guys?

• Three high-profile Illinois casinos have now faced allegations over contractors with reputed mob ties

Is anyone surprised that any form of gambling and the associated support businesses has an Outfit connection?

You shouldn't be:

• The largest fine levied by the Illinois Gaming Board in recent memory — $3.2 million — was paid in 2003 by Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, whose investors at the time included Gov. JB Pritzker and members of his family.

  Now overseen by Pritzker, who took office in 2019 and no longer owns a piece of Grand Victoria, the gaming board will decide if and how to fine Bally’s Chicago Casino for a similar offense: hiring a contractor with reputed mob ties.

Golly, and a shady connection to the governor? Who used to own a piece of the Casino? But doesn't anymore - he just appoints the members o f the "oversight" board.

The only thing that would make worse would be some sort of CPD connection:

• In 2015, the gaming board proposed fining Rivers Casino in Des Plaines — which landed a lucrative gambling license after the Rosemont project was tanked over fears of mob influence — $2 million after a Sun-Times reporter found that United Service Cos. was hired for security and cleaning work there.

  United was long run by former cop Richard “Rick” Simon, who has had business and personal ties to reputed mob figures, including Ben Stein, his late friend and boss.

The Outfit ties to legalized gambling never went away, they just went underground, mostly out of sight. But they're still scamming, skimming and raking in millions while buying politicians to help hide it all.