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Mobster-Gambler Frank Frost Leaves Crime Trail in Chicago, Los Angeles, Reno

1906-1967 Frank “Frankie” Frost (1898-1967) spent about two decades working in Reno’s gambling scene and had close relationships with those in power locally, including gambler-Mobsters William “Bill/Curly” Graham and James “Jim/Cinch” McKay and banker and…

ByDoresa Banning

August 13, 2020

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada United States

"Bugsy's" Death Affects Granting of Nevada Gambling Licenses

1947 “The Flamingo Hotel, one of the nation’s most elaborate establishments, was [Benjamin] Siegel’s baby and was set to be the operating headquarters for his syndicate which embarked on a program to control gambling in…

ByDoresa Banning

August 1, 2020

California Crimes / Violence / Punishments It Really Happened Nevada United States

True Crime Book Set in Late 1940s' California and Nevada

Hi Subscribers, I’m excited to tell you I just released another book, The Ends. It’s in the true crime genre but does contain some gambling. Here’s a brief synopsis: Shortly after World War II, two 20-something…

ByDoresa Banning

July 24, 2020

Barney's Club (Stateline, NV) California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gaming History Irwin "Bud" S. Soper, Jr. It Really Happened Lake Tahoe--Nevada Monte Carlo Resort (Laughlin, NV) Montgomery Pass Lodge & Casino (Montgomery Pass, NV) Nevada Regency Casino (Laughlin, NV) Richard "Dick" L. Chartrand Silver Strike Casino (Tonopah, NV) South Tahoe Nugget (Stateline, NV) Stateline--Nevada United States

Suspects in 1968 Bombing Death of Barney's Club Co-Owner Deceased

1968 On Aug. 27, 1968, a dynamite bomb rigged under his Cadillac’s floorboard caused the violent death of Richard “Dick” Louis Chartrand, 42, a co-owner of the Barney’s Club and South Tahoe Nugget casinos in…

ByDoresa Banning

July 22, 2020

California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Holdouts Gambler (Operators/Players): Card Sharps Gambling History Games / Races: Poker Gaming History It Really Happened P.J. Kepplinger San Francisco--California United States

The World's Cleverest, Most Successful Card Cheating Apparatus

1888 It was the “very finest … the world has ever seen … a masterpiece,” wrote John Nevil Maskelyne in his 1894 book, Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at…

ByDoresa Banning

July 15, 2020

Casino History Fremont Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling Currency: Credit Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: NV Statute of 9 Anne Gambling: Debt Gaming History Goldfield--Nevada It Really Happened J.E. Burke & Co. Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Nevada Texas (Goldfield, NV) United States

Yesterday and Today: Collecting on Gambling Debts in Nevada

1864-1983 While being plied with endless, free whisky highballs,* Hamilton Buck played roulette for hours at the Texas gambling-saloon** in Goldfield, Nevada. Then, in 1908, the northwestern mining town was nearing the end of its…

ByDoresa Banning

July 8, 2020

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Minneapolis--Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility—Stillwater Nevada Omaha--Nebraska Raymond "Cappy" E. Simpson St. Paul--Minnesota United States

Midwestern Casino Worker Leads Double Life

1933-1972 It was a typical Tuesday at the First National, and only, bank in the small Spring Valley, Minnesota community, population about 2,000, until gunmen burst through the doors and ordered everyone to lie on…

ByDoresa Banning

July 1, 2020

Albert Howard Casino History Charles M. Bozeman Clarence Blazier Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Arson Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder D.P. Bozeman Defense Attorneys: John S. Cooper Ed Blazier Ed V. Turner Erastus "Raz" E. Pendleton Frankie Waller Gambling History Herbert C. Sousa It Really Happened Jack Dragna James L. O'Keefe Johnny Rosselli Luther "Tutor" B. Scherer Marvin "Doc" Schouweiler Rose Isle Ships: Rose Isle Southern California Offshore Spring Street Gang Tommy Jacobs United States William "Billy" F. Gleason

Murder on a Gambling Ship on the High Seas

1932 “There are no dull moments on the Rose Isle,” the invitation to prospective customers for dinner and dancing on the Southern California gambling ship read. Apparently, the excitement also included murder. The Crime and…

ByDoresa Banning

June 26, 2020

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Defense Attorneys: Harry Claiborne Gambling History Games / Races: Craps Gaming History Huntingdon State Correctional Institution (PA) It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Philadelphia--Pennsylvania

Money-Flashing Vegas Gamblers Have Secret

1955-1985 Their behavior at several Las Vegas casinos got them noticed. Then the dominoes fell. Two men showed wads of C notes at the craps tables, tried to exchange some of them for casino bills…

ByDoresa Banning

March 5, 2020

Al Hoffman Alfred Leo Rooney Casino History Clifford Sykes Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Rigged Roulette Wheel Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Stacked Card Decks Dutch Garden (Reno, NV) Fred Stengler Gambling History Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History George "Shorty" L. Coppersmith George "Shorty" M. King It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Phil Curti Reno--Nevada The Dog House (Reno, NV) United States

Few Convictions for Cheating at Gambling Interpreted

1931-1948 Gambling and cheating at gambling go together like, well, coins in a slot machine or cards in a shoe. Seemingly, they always will despite various efforts — violence, laws/rules, surveillance, firings, procedures, technology and…

ByDoresa Banning

January 8, 2020

110 Eddy (San Francisco, CA) 21 (El Cerrito, CA) B&R Smokeshop (San Francisco, CA) Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV) California Casino History Clara Bow Contra Costa County--California Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Jury Tampering Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Crystal Bay--Nevada Divorce / Annulment El Cerrito--California Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Emeryville--California Federal Correction Institution, Terminal Island (San Pedro, California) Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Illegal Gaming History It Really Happened Lake Tahoe--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Menlo Club (San Francisco, CA) Nevada Oaks Club (Emeryville, CA) Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee United States

10 Intriguing Facts About Gambling Kingpin "Bones" Remmer

An unpleasant, self-described “big gun,” Elmer “Bones” F. Remmer was “once one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s flashiest and most successful gambling czars,” having owned numerous clubs in which he offered illegal games of…

ByDoresa Banning

January 1, 2020

Arthur "Art" L. Wood Benjamin "Benny" Lassoff Casino Casino History Casino: Shutdowns Clayton P. Gatterdam Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Misspot Dice Gambling History Games / Races: Craps Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board Incline Village Casino (Incline Village, NV) Incline Village--Nevada It Really Happened Lake Tahoe--Nevada Nevada United States

Surprise Event at Incline Village Casino Threatens Its Success

This is the last of a series of posts related to and leading up to the release on Dec. 6 of A Bold Gamble at Lake Tahoe: Crime and Corruption in a Casino’s Evolution by…

ByDoresa Banning

December 4, 2019

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