Editing Meyer Lansky (section)

===Gambling operations, 1929–1945===
Luciano had a vision to form a [[national crime syndicate]] in which the Italian, Jewish, and Irish gangs could pool their resources and turn [[organized crime]] into a lucrative business for all—an organization he founded after a [[Atlantic City Conference|conference in Atlantic City]] organized by himself, Lansky, [[Johnny Torrio]], and [[Frank Costello]] in May 1929.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/years-ago-the-mob-came-to-atlantic-city-for-a/article_3d2aedaa-856e-5e81-8e5a-9db020bed549.html?mode=image&photo=0 | title=80 years ago, the Mob came to Atlantic City for a little strategic planning | date=13 May 2009 | publisher=Press of Atlantic City | access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref><ref>Howard Abadinsky, ''Organized Crime," Cengage Learning, 2009, p. 115</ref><ref name=Saga>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911231857/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/genovese1/2.html "Genovese family saga"]. ''Crime Library''.</ref>
{{stack|[[File:Lucky Luciano mugshot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Lucky Luciano]], Lansky's partner in the [[American Mafia]].]]}}
Also, as early as 1932, Lansky shifted money from illegal activities in [[New Orleans]] to Swiss [[offshore accounts]]. The [[Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks|Swiss secrecy law]] from 1934 sanctioned the money laundering by "banks whose officials knew very well they were working for criminals".<ref name="dissent"/> By 1936, Lansky had established [[gambling]] operations in Florida<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-27-la-na-hometown-south-florida27-2010mar27-story.html |title=South Florida is 'open territory' for organized crime|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=27 March 2010|accessdate=March 20, 2021}}</ref> and Cuba.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/spoiled-by-mobsters-daughter-of-meyer-lansky-recalls-family-men-not-killers/2184266/|title=How Jews Shaped Miami Beach|accessdate=March 20, 2021}}</ref> These gambling operations were founded upon two innovations:

* Lansky and his connections had the technical expertise to manage them effectively based upon Lansky's knowledge of the mathematical odds of most popular wagering games.
* Mob connections and bribed law enforcement were used to ensure their establishments' legal and physical security from other crime figures and law enforcement.

There was also an absolute rule of integrity concerning the games and wagers made within their establishments. Lansky's "carpet joints" in Florida and elsewhere were never "[[clip joint]]s", where gamblers were unsure whether the games were rigged. Lansky ensured that the staff administering the games were of high integrity.