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Playing The Numbers: Gambling In Harlem Between The Wars,Used Weems Vile'S Updated Book Will ProveThe Phrase Harlem In The 1920S Evokes Images Of The Harlem Renaissance, Or Of Marcus Garvey And Soapbox Orators Haranguing Crowds About Politics And Race. Yet The Most Ubiquitous Feature Of Harlem Life Between The World Wars Was The Game Of Numbers. Thousands Of Wagers, Usually Of A Dime Or Less, Would Be Placed On A Daily Number Derived From U. S. Bank Statistics. The Rewards Of Hitting The Number, A 600To1 Payoff, Tempted The Ordinary Men And Women