Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments
DeSoto County--Mississippi
Gambling
Gambling History
Gambling: Illegal
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: DeSoto County Sheriff Elton S. Baxter--Mississippi
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Shelby County Sheriff Guy Joyner--Tennessee
Mississippi
Politicians / Politics: MS Governor Paul E. Johnson
Shelby County--Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
Law Officers Battle Over Gambling in the South
1940 They couldn’t just agree to disagree. They were the sheriffs of two bordering counties in different states. Sheriff Guy Joyner of Shelby County, Tennessee insisted illegal gambling was taking place just past the state…
