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        Lake Mead Didn't Become State Park Due to Gambling
        91 Club (Las Vegas, NV) Casino History Nevada Frontier Club (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling Gambling History Gambling History Nevada Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes Guy McAfee It Really Happened Lake Mead--Nevada Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Pair O' Dice Club Politicians / Politics: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Politicians / Politics: U.S. Senator (NV) Key D. Pittman United States

        Lake Mead Didn't Become State Park Due to Gambling

        1939 With the recent discoveries of dead bodies there, Lake Mead in Southern Nevada has been in the news. The 1.5 million acres encompassing this water body and its environs have been a designated national…

        ByDoresa Banning

        May 25, 2022

        AG Heads Protection Racket for Disallowed Gambling
        California Casino History California Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting David "Dave" Nathan Kessel Gambling History California Gambling: Illegal Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: California Crime Commission It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Frederick N. Howser Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Investigator Charles Hoy Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Investigator Walter Lentz Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Investigator Wiley "Buck" H. Cadell Tiny Heller United States

        AG Heads Protection Racket for Disallowed Gambling

        1947-1950 Starting in 1947, Wiley “Buck” H. Cadell used his governmental position to build a statewide system of protection for illegal gambling operations in California, the first such concerted effort of this kind in the…

        ByDoresa Banning

        March 23, 2022

        10 Intriguing Facts About Mob Tied Gambler Sam Termini
        California Casino History California Casino History Nevada Casino History U.S. Charles Binaggio Colma--California Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Emilio "Gombo" Georgetti Gambler (Operators/Players): Cemeteries Buried In: Mountain View Cemetery Gambling History Gambling History California Gambling History Nevada Gambling History U.S. Gambling: Illegal Gaming History Horseshoe Club / Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) It Really Happened Kansas City--Missouri McNeil Island Corrections Center (WA) Nevada Reno--Nevada Samuel "Sam" F. Termini San Mateo County--California Tahoe Biltmore (Crystal Bay, NV) United States Willow Tree (Colma, CA)

        10 Intriguing Facts About Mob Tied Gambler Sam Termini

        1928-1972 Samuel “Sam” F. Termini (1903-1972) was known as a small-time racketeer who worked at and operated gambling enterprises mostly for others. Here are 10 interesting tidbits about him and his life: Gambling History 1)…

        ByDoresa Banning

        March 9, 2022

        Illegal Bookmaking Enterprise Flourishes in the City of Souls
        "Red" MacDonald Abe Fox California Casino History Colma--California Emilio "Gombo" Georgetti Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking Gambling: Illegal Governing / Regulatory Bodies: California Crime Commission Guarantee Finance Co. (Southern California) It Really Happened John O'Neil Olmo Group Ralph Cody Sam Termini San Mateo County--California United States Willow Tree (Colma, CA)

        Illegal Bookmaking Enterprise Flourishes in the City of Souls

        1949-1950 During the Prohibition years in California, 1919 to 1934, San Mateo County was a hotbed for illegal vices — gambling, prostitution and drinking. Even a Mobster, Hillsborough-based Sam Termini, said the county was the…

        ByDoresa Banning

        January 12, 2022

        It Really Happened! Investigates: Who is "Johnny Ox?"
        Casino History Fred Heier Gambling History Gambling: Illegal Gambling: Symbols: Johnny Ox Games / Races: Poker Gaming History Indiana Indianapolis--Indiana It Really Happened Jack Shea T. Thompson aka Johnny Ox United States William "Bill" Kissel

        It Really Happened! Investigates: Who is "Johnny Ox?"

        1903 “Accommodation for Johnny Ox,” a gambling-related headline in the Nevada State Journal, March 17, 1903, puzzled us. Curious (read: obsessive), we set out to decipher it. The brief news item relayed two gambling saloons…

        ByDoresa Banning

        December 29, 2021

        Female Axe Murderer Gets Results
        Alton--Illinois Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Activists: Irene Kite Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Cliff Phayer Gambling History Gambling: Mobster Control Of Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Harry Murdock Harry Price Illinois It Really Happened Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) / Organizations Paul Delaney United States

        Female Axe Murderer Gets Results

        1937-1939 In 1937, an Alton, Illinois woman took on the local gambling-Mobsters and the political machine … with an axe. Motivating Factors In Irene Kite‘s county of Madison, gambling was illegal, yet law enforcement and…

        ByDoresa Banning

        November 22, 2021

        Paintings of Canine Gamblers Still Ring True 100 Years Later
        Artists / Designers: Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Art Games / Races: Poker Gaming History It Really Happened United States

        Paintings of Canine Gamblers Still Ring True 100 Years Later

        1894-Today In his paintings depicting dogs as humans, Cassius “Kash” Marcellus Coolidge (1844-1934) brilliantly captured the nuances of poker playing and gambling. The dogs’ expressions are spot on and the details, comedic. Perhaps Coolidge himself…

        ByDoresa Banning

        November 5, 2021

        Extreme and Dangerous: One Gambling Cheat and His Career
        Casino (Reno, NV) Casino History Cincinnati--Ohio Columbus--Ohio Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Misspot Dice Europe Gambler (Operators/Players): Cheater: Jim Pents Gambler (Operators/Players): Dice Cheats: Harmony Kid Gambling Gambling History Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Faro Games / Races: Horse Racing Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History Hot Springs--Arkansas It Really Happened New York--New York Palace (Reno, NV) Pekin--Illinois Reno--Nevada United States Washington--Indiana

        Extreme and Dangerous: One Gambling Cheat and His Career

        1886-1910 The Harmony Kid made his living as a traveling gambling cheat in the U.S. and was known from coast to coast. While primarily a card and dice sharp, Lawrence Varner (1865-1933) also perpetrated swindles…

        ByDoresa Banning

        August 4, 2021

        5 Mobster-Gamblers Do Time in Alcatraz Prison
        Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Atlanta Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel California Casino History Charles "Lucky" Luciano Charles Carrollo Crimes / Violence / Punishment: Drugs / Narcotics: Sales Crimes / Violence / Punishment: Drugs / Narcotics: Trafficking Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Ellsworth "Bumpy" Raymond Johnson Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking Gambling: Dice Gambling: Illegal Gaming History Harlem--New York Inc. It Really Happened James "Whitey" Bulger John Lazia Kansas City Combine Kansas City--Missouri Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary (Leavenworth, KS) Los Angeles-California Louis "Lou" Rothkopf Lucchese Crime Family Massachusetts McNeil Island Corrections Center (WA) Meyer Lansky Mickey Cohen Missouri Murder National Crime Syndicate New York New York--New York Paul "Frankie" James Carbo Somerville--Massachusetts U.S. Federal Penitentiary U.S. Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island (CA) United States Winter Hill Gang

        5 Mobster-Gamblers Do Time in Alcatraz Prison

        In addition to Alphonse (“Al”/”Scarface”) Capone, a handful of men separately involved in illegal gambling in the States wound up confined in the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island for another crime. The maximum security, federal…

        ByDoresa Banning

        July 7, 2021

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