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Frank Jay Gould
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Le Casino Municipal (Nice, France)
Nice--France
Palais de la Méditerranée (Nice, France)
Spite Leads to Creation and Destruction of World's "Most Sumptuous" Casino
1929-1933 Le Casino Municipal in Nice, France refused to cash Frank Jay Gould’s check so he could keep gambling there. This irked him. Gould wasn’t just a member of the bourgeoisie. Rather, he was an…
