Quick Fact – In Observance
1939 Las Vegas gambling houses and saloons were shut for three hours in observance of Good Friday, at the request of the local churches. It was the first time in the Nevada city’s history that such…
California
Casino History
Gambling History
Gambling: Debt
Games / Races: Poker
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Long Beach--California
United States
Mega Poker Loss in California
1938 Esquire* Harry T. Clifton was a wealthy Englishman who owned racing stables and often visited Southern California. During his visit there in April 1938, he gambled with Lew Brice and Tommy Guinan in a…
Casino History
Did You Know?
Gambling History
Games / Races: Poker
Gaming History
Nevada
Quick Facts
United States
Creepy Quick Fact – Stiff at Poker Game
1939 A Fred Martens, or “Fritz the Rooster,” sat at a table in a Las Vegas gambling house playing poker with some men. After a streak of bad luck, he seemed headed for a possible straight.…
Bal Tabarin (Crystal Bay, NV)
Bay Meadows Racetrack (San Mateo, CA)
Bernard "Mooney" Einstoss
California
Casino History
Defense Attorneys: Paul McCormick
Del Mar Racetrack (Del Mar, CA)
Gambler (Operators/Players): Minors
Gambling
Gambling History
Gambling: Bookmaking
Gambling: Parimutuel
Games / Races: Horse Racing
Gaming History
Hollywood Park Racetrack (Inglewood, CA)
Incline Village--Nevada
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Nevada
Nevada Club (Reno, NV)
Tanforan Racetrack (San Bruno, CA)
United States
Nevada Casino Owner Fixes California Horse Races
1939-1941 Bernard “Bernie” Einstoss was a well-known gambler in Northern Nevada for nearly two decades, between 1947 and 1965.* Prior to that, he masterminded and executed a scheme to fix horse races** in California by…