The Numbers Racket

So, is there something a little more thick and complex than I first suspected with this film? No, I'm not refering to the brilliantly written anti-capitalist socio-economic theme. I'm talking about the recurring rise of numbers, almost as characters, in the plot. Surely, 776 plays a big role as that which, if he or she who plays the game is loyal to it, will be the key to wealth. But there is also a bit of superstition here. It seems that Leo's bank is the (unlucky) 13th in Tucker's corporation. Perhaps the strangest, and the most subtle, is that, when Joe goes up to visit and put the pressure on his brother, we see that Leo and Sylvia live in apartment number 665 - "the neighbor of the beast." This must be symbolic of the fact that, though Leo has a good heart (in spirit), his work and his business place him right next to the pure evil that is embedded in the numbers racket, and quite plain and obvious in the character of Tucker.
Of course, there's always the possibility that I am just reading way too much into this. I'd sure like to know...