Quick Fact – Mint Cake
1964 For its eighth anniversary, the Mint hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada baked a mega, 6,527-pound cake in the shape of the hotel-casino. About the size of 1,363 regular 10-inch cakes, it required: • 12,960…
Gambling Currency: Coins
Gambling Currency: Tokens / Bingles
Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board
It Really Happened
Nevada
Got Coins?
1965 The U.S. suffered a shortage of coins in 1965. And that led to decreased business for Nevada’s largest industry — gambling. Usage of half-dollars, common in casinos then for table games and one-armed bandits,…
California
Casino History
Charles "Chuck" J. Delmonico / Charles Tourine, Jr.
Crimes / Violence / Punishments
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Card Spying
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion
Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV)
Gambler (Operators/Players): High Rollers: Nicholas "Nick the Greek" A. Dandolos
Gambler (Operators/Players): High Rollers: Raymond "Ray" J. Ryan
Gambling
Gambling History
Gambling: Debt
Games / Races: Poker
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Marshall Caifano / Johnny Marshall
Nevada
Palm Springs--California
Thunderbird (Las Vegas, NV)
United States
A Rare Case: High Roller Defies, Tattles on Mobsters
1963-1964 Mobsters Marshall Caifano (aka Johnny Marshall) and Charles Delmonico were arrested in Las Vegas on a federal warrant in July 1963 for conspiracy to commit extortion and engaging in interstate transportation in the aid…
Bahamas
Casino History
Casinos / Gambling Saloons / Card Clubs / Slot Routes / Wire Services / Hotels / Racetracks / Racinos
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Skimming
Cuba
England
Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV)
Gambling
Gambling History
Gaming History
Haiti
Israel
It Really Happened
Lebanon
Meyer Lansky
Miami Beach--Florida
United States
Mobster Meyer Lansky Tries to Desert USA
1970-1972 Meyer Lansky was the puppeteer behind the scenes of the world’s gambling stage from the 1930s to the 1970s, controlling and manipulating the characters, or National Crime Syndicate members, with aplomb. He capitalized on…