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Hotel-Casino Landlord, President Nixon Transact Win-Win Deal
Calvin Kovens Carousel Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Casino History Casino: Financings: Teamsters Pension Fund: James "Jimmy" R. Hoffa Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Fraud Ethnic Groups: Jewish Americans Federal Prison Camp, Elgin (Fla.) Florida Gambling History Gaming History Incline Village--Nevada It Really Happened Miami--Florida Nevada Politicians / Politics: Richard Nixon The Sierra Tahoe (Incline Village, NV) U.S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg (Lewisburg, Pa.) United States

Hotel-Casino Landlord, President Nixon Transact Win-Win Deal

1924-1995 A Miami, Florida businessman and convicted felon, involved with at least one Nevada casino in the 1960s, later got special consideration from President Richard M. Nixon. Gambling History Calvin Kovens bought The Sierra Tahoe…

ByDoresa Banning

December 16, 2020

Gambler Adds Device to Get Roulette, Craps Defined as Slot Machines
Casino History Florida Gambling History Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Miami--Florida Myrton "Mert" Wertheimer Royal Palm Club (Miami, FL) United States

Gambler Adds Device to Get Roulette, Craps Defined as Slot Machines

1937 After Florida legalized slot machines in 1935, casino operator Myrton “Mert” Wertheimer, 53, devised a way to also get craps and roulette, unlawful at the time, allowed under the new rule. (Previously, only dog…

ByDoresa Banning

June 22, 2020

3 Brothers Build Legacy in 20th Century U.S. Gambling
Alfred "Al" J. Wertheimer Aniwa Club (Detroit, MI) Bernard "Mooney" Einstoss Bonanza Club (Reno, NV) California Casino History Cathedral City--California Cheboygan--Michigan Chesterfield Club (Detroit, MI) Chesterfield Syndicate (Detroit, MI) Cleveland--Ohio Clover Club (West Hollywood, CA) Colonial Billiard Parlor (Detroit, MI) Colonial Inn (Hallandale Beach, FL) Daniel "Danny" W. Sullivan Detroit--Michigan Dunes (Cathedral City, CA) Florida Frank Grannis Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Illegal Gaming History Hallandale Beach--Florida It Really Happened Julian "Potatoes" Kaufman Kaufman’s Plantation (Hallandale Beach, FL) Leo Kind Lincoln Fitzgerald Louis "Lou" J. Wertheimer Mapes (Reno, NV) Meyer Lansky Miami--Florida Michigan Model Billiard & Bowling Parlor (Cheboygan, MI) Monte Carlo (Detroit, MI) Myrton "Mert" Wertheimer Nevada Nevada Club (Reno, NV) New Cheboygan Billiard & Pool Hall (Cheboygan, MI) Ohio Palm Springs--California Park Avenue Health Club (Detroit, MI) Riverside Hotel (Reno, NV) Robbin and Robbin / Robbins' Nevada Club Royal Palm Club (Miami, FL) Shawnee Club (Cleveland, OH) United States Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo West Hollywood--California

3 Brothers Build Legacy in 20th Century U.S. Gambling

1907-1958 Wertheimer was their name. Three of these four Michigan-born brothers became full-fledged, successful gambling operators in the first half of the 1900s, their reach spanning five states: Michigan, Ohio, Florida, California and Nevada. “As…

ByDoresa Banning

June 12, 2020