Freely flowing  comps  (complimentary food, drink, and entertainment) were the order of the day, with mob bosses content to provide an environment of pleasurable excess as long as the cash kept rolling in.
The mobsters profiting from their endeavors often developed drug and alcohol addictions. 
mnli hypothesis: The mobsters profiting from their endeavors often developed drug and alcohol addictions.  premise: Freely flowing  comps  (complimentary food, drink, and entertainment) were the order of the day, with mob bosses content to provide an environment of pleasurable excess as long as the cash kept rolling in.