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Feds Pounce on Vegas Racketeers
Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Wiretapping Defense Attorneys Defense Attorneys: Harry Claiborne Defense Attorneys: Oscar Goodman Detroit--Michigan Elliot Paul Price Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking Gambling: Illegal Gambling: Raids Gaming History Georgia Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service It Really Happened Jerome Zarowitz Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Miami Beach--Florida Nevada New York--New York Ohio Palm Springs--California Rose Bowl Sports Book (Las Vegas, NV) Sanford Waterman United States

Feds Pounce on Vegas Racketeers

1970-1975 In a massive, coordinated effort, federal agents raided illegal bookmaking operations throughout the U.S. with ties to organized crime. On December 12, 1970, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents…

ByDoresa Banning

June 14, 2019

How Do I Cheat? Let Me Count the Ways (Part II)
Casino History Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada United States Winnemucca--Nevada

How Do I Cheat? Let Me Count the Ways (Part II)

1958-1959 (Part I ran last week. If you missed it, it’s available here.) The Nevada Tax Commission withdrew the gambling license of the New Star casino’s operators — Brent Mackie and Kenneth Henton — in July…

ByDoresa Banning

June 14, 2019

Reno’s Divisive Gambling Zone
Casino History Colony Casino (Reno, NV) Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: Reno Red Line Ordinance Gaming History It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada United States

Reno’s Divisive Gambling Zone

1947-1970 For some businesses, the Red Line was beneficial; for others, detrimental. The Red Line designated a rectangular region of downtown Reno, Nevada in which casinos with unlimited gambling could exist. Clubs offering gambling outside the…

ByDoresa Banning

June 14, 2019

Golden Rooster: Advertising or Art?
Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Art: Golden Rooster Games / Races: Creators / Manufacturers: Dick Graves Gaming History It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit United States

Golden Rooster: Advertising or Art?

1957-1962 Perhaps it was a bird-brained idea; perhaps not. In 1957, Dick Graves, the owner of the Nugget, in Sparks, Nevada, commissioned a handcrafted, solid gold rooster for display in one of his hotel-casino restaurants,…

ByDoresa Banning

June 14, 2019

Bilking of Vegas’ Nevada Club
Gambling Games / Races: Keno Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board: Ed Olsen It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Robert Van Santen United States

Bilking of Vegas’ Nevada Club

1961-1966 Early in 1961, Michael Catrone, 60, an apartment complex owner, presented to the Nevada Club in Las Vegas a winning keno ticket for $25,000 ($198,000 today). Yet the casino’s general manager didn’t pay it…

ByDoresa Banning

June 14, 2019

Webb’s Wacky War On Poker
California Embassy Club (Gardena, CA) Gambling Gambling Laws / Regulations: CA Anti-Gambling Act Games / Races: Poker It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA California Attorney General Ulysses Webb Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Monterey Club (Gardena, CA) United States

Webb’s Wacky War On Poker

1936-Present If it weren’t for gambler Ernest J. Primm’s nerve and fortitude, California’s nearly 90 card clubs wouldn’t exist today. With a gambling license from the City of Gardena (in Los Angeles County), he opened…

ByDoresa Banning

June 13, 2019