To start up a racket, you must first send out some of your Hoods to extort several of the blocks around your office. Choose Hoods with high Intimidation values since they will be better able to encourage business owners to agree to protection. Collection Following extortion, you must send out hoods to collect the protection money. Since this job requires no skill at all, you can send out your least experienced and cheapest Hoods. It is important to still have a good quality Lieutenant with high Intelligence and Organization skills for your Collection team.
Commercial blocks are better for the racket than tenement blocks.
Not only does a single business often make more money than a tenement, but each commercial block can contain up to eight different businesses. Therefore, if you have to make a choice, collect protection from commercial blocks first. Also be sure to collect from large businesses such as hotels and department stores. Claim these businesses as quickly as possible and then keep the rival gangs away from them. Solving Collection Problems When one of your controlled businesses refuses to pay collection, you have a small problem that can quickly balloon to greater proportions if not dealt with swiftly.