ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) — While Enoch "Nucky" Johnson was running things in Prohibition-era Atlantic City — including booze, prostitutes and gambling dens — a teenager named Ed Devlin was getting a taste of Johnson's real-life "Boardwalk Empire" from the periphery.
Johnson, who will be played by Steve Buscemi in the HBO series that begins Sunday, was the unquestioned boss of the resort, and Devlin won enough of his trust to run some small-time numbers. He also heard the most powerful man in Atlantic City talk about his plans to control the resort, its police force and the state police.
Before he finished high school, Devlin had already learned how to take bets from …
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