Jack Anderson is a professor of sports law and global expert in governance, and regulation. He advises sporting bodies and contributes widely to public debate – as well as being a Limerick hurling supporter.
GOODFELLAS is one of the great gangster movies. The central character, played by Ray Liotta, is Henry Hill. Hill was in fact a real-life mobster associated with the Lucchese crime syndicate, one of the five Mafia families of New York. He really did turn on his associates and was placed in witness protection in the 1980s.
In Goodfellas, gambling was one of the ways in which the gang made their money, usually a “running the numbers” illegal lottery. The gang also dabbled in sports betting.
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