"Red" MacDonald
Abe Fox
California
Casino History
Colma--California
Emilio "Gombo" Georgetti
Gambling
Gambling History
Gambling: Bookmaking
Gambling: Illegal
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: California Crime Commission
Guarantee Finance Co. (Southern California)
It Really Happened
John O'Neil
Olmo Group
Ralph Cody
Sam Termini
San Mateo County--California
United States
Willow Tree (Colma, CA)
Illegal Bookmaking Enterprise Flourishes in the City of Souls
1949-1950 During the Prohibition years in California, 1919 to 1934, San Mateo County was a hotbed for illegal vices — gambling, prostitution and drinking. Even a Mobster, Hillsborough-based Sam Termini, said the county was the…