Read about how Tampa crime Boss Santo Trafficante Sr. and his son Santo Trafficante Jr. were involved in the deadly game of Bolita and went to war against their rivals to dominate this illicit gambling lottery racket in this informative report. Also read about how the Chicago Outfit mobsters Al Capone, Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik and Johnny "The Fox" Torrio purchased properties in St. Petersburg during the Florida land boom of the 1920s and how they secretly patronized a gambling vessel in St. Petersburg that was launching into the Boca Ciega Bay from a boat launch connected to a famous speakeasy in this city. Read about how the murders of key mobsters trying to dominate the Bolita racket led to the discovery of pay-off lists to corrupt Tampa politicians that showed how these gangsters were purchasing protection for their illicit activities from officials in the Tampa-Ybor City area.