Quick Fact – Preacher Shill
1958 Reverend Maurice D. Tulloch, 50, a Kansas man, gave up his Baptist ministry for shilling in a Nevada casino. Feeling as though his life was suffocating him, a month earlier he’d walked out of…
Animals Run Roadside Zoos
1940s A spate of “roadside zoos” opened along various Nevada highways, typically in rural areas, during the late 1940s. The owners were hustlers who lured unsuspecting tourists onto their grounds with the promise of seeing…
107th Street Mob
Casino History
Gambling History
Gambling: Shills
Games / Races: Roulette
Gaming History
Helmuth Hartmann
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Nevada
United States
The Wanted Man of Mystery
1941 The man who played roulette in the Palace Club nearly every day for six months was noticeable for his suave appearance. Henry Helmut, age 47, had a bit of gray hair and sported a…