By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

The indictment of 31 people on fraud charges last month in the Mafia gambling scandal shows that gaming regulators are doing their job to keep Nevada casinos safe, according to a former Nevada Gaming Commission chairman.

The fact that none of the incidents disclosed in the unsealing of court records involved licensed casino operators proved that regulators are keeping criminal elements away from the resorts that attract millions of visitors every year, former Commission Chairman Tony Alamo said.

But Alamo said the shocking disclosures involving NBA players and coaches begs a different question: What has the Justice Department been doing about organized crime for the past five decades?

Former regulators, a legal sports bookmaker and an

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