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Lawsuit: No Casino in My Neighborhood, Period

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Crystal Bay--Nevada Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Lake Tahoe--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada United States

Lawsuit: No Casino in My Neighborhood, Period

1945-1947 Ray Wherrit and Austin K. Wright of San Luis Obispo, California set out in 1945 to build a $120,000 hotel-casino in the Crystal Bay Park subdivision on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. The…

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June 6, 2018

Law Officers Battle Over Gambling in the South

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling DeSoto County--Mississippi Gambling Gambling History 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…

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April 25, 2018

Quick Fact - Threefold Pettiness

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Did You Know? Gambling Gambling Currency: Coins Gambling History Gambling: Raids Games / Races Games / Races: Poker Gaming History Los Angeles-California Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact - Threefold Pettiness

1940 After some angry husbands in Los Angeles, California complained their wives were gambling away the grocery money, two vice squad officers raided the Monday night birthday party of Ann Dicker, a 73-year-old great-grandmother, at…

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April 6, 2018

Quick Fact - Gambling Downs Nine Pin

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Did You Know? Gambling Gaming History Quick Facts Texas United States

Quick Fact - Gambling Downs Nine Pin

1830s In this decade, moral fervor over gambling and organized crime led many United States cities to outlaw nine-pin bowling, which had been popular since colonial times. By the mid-40s, nine pin had vanished from…

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February 16, 2018

Hot Springs: Illegal Gambling Mecca, Criminal Hangout

Albert Anastasia Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Arkansas Arkansas Club (Hot Springs, AK) Arlington Hotel (Hot Springs, AK) Belvedere Club (Hot Springs, AK) Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Bridge Club (Hot Springs, AK) Casino History Charles "Lucky" Luciano Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Edward P. Jones Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello Frank Nitti Gambling Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: AK Local Option Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing Electronic Games of Skill Act of 2005 Games / Races: Dog Racing Games / Races: Horse Racing Gaming History George "Bugs" Moran H. Dane Harris Hot Springs--Arkansas Illinois Club (Hot Springs, AK) Indiana Club (Hot Springs, AK) It Really Happened Jack McJunkins Joe Adonis Kentucky Club (Hot Springs, AK) Meyer Lansky Mickey Cohen Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) Oaklawn Park Race Track (Hot Springs, AK) Ohio Club (Hot Springs, AK) Owney "The Killer" Madden Politicians / Politics: AK Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Ralph "Bottles" Capone Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt Sam "Momo" Giancana Southern Club (Hot Springs, AK) Ted Roe United States Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo William "Bill" Jacobs

Hot Springs: Illegal Gambling Mecca, Criminal Hangout

1860s to 1960s “The loose buckle in the Bible Belt” and “Las Vegas before Las Vegas had water” — these were Hot Springs, as described in the press (Hot Springs, 2013). This Central Arkansas city…

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December 13, 2017

Quick Fact - Rabid Anti-Gamblers

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Quick Fact - Rabid Anti-Gamblers

1907 William Howard Taft (not yet the U.S. president) was in Manila, the Philippines on Secretary of War duties. His wife, Helen, or “Nellie,“ who’d accompanied him on the trip, was at a Saturday morning bridge…

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December 8, 2017

Unexpected Cost at New Orleans Gambling Raid

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Raids Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History George L. O'Dwyer It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Louisiana State Police Louisiana New Orleans--Louisiana O'Dwyer's (New Orleans, LA) Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee Rudolph "Rudy" T. O'Dwyer United States

Unexpected Cost at New Orleans Gambling Raid

1953 On a weeknight in May, Louisiana state policemen surrounded a high-end home in the New Orleans suburbs. One of them knocked on a secret side door that contained a one-way glass window, allowing those…

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November 22, 2017

California Gamblers Snub Federal Inquiry

21 (El Cerrito, CA) Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts California Casino History Contra Costa County--California Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling David "Dave" Nathan Kessel El Cerrito--California Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Gambling History Gambling License Gambling: Bookmaking Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission Hollywood (El Cerrito, CA) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman Palace Club (Reno, NV) Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee: Contempt of Congress Rancho San Pablo (El Cerrito, CA) The Wagon Wheel (El Cerrito, CA) United States Walter "Big Bill" Melburn Pechart

California Gamblers Snub Federal Inquiry

1950-1953 During the 1950 federal hearings on organized crime, two Northern California gamblers — Walter “Big Bill” Melburn Pechart and David “Dave” Nathan Kessel — were uncooperative, according to the questioners. They were Senators Estes…

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November 15, 2017

Illegal Gambling Conspiracy in Maricopa County

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Arizona Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Raids Gambling: War Gaming History It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Maricopa County Attorney John W. Corbin--Arizona Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Harry E. Westfall--Arizona Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Maricopa County Sheriff Roy Merrill--Arizona Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Porter Northroup--Arizona Maricopa County--Arizona Phoenix--Arizona United States

Illegal Gambling Conspiracy in Maricopa County

1937-1938 Within a year of becoming the Maricopa County Attorney, John W. Corbin began work to expose the illegal gambling taking place in the Arizona region. He set his sights on busting the game operators and…

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October 4, 2017

Anti-Gambling Fraud: Intentional or Accidental?

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations Gaming History It Really Happened Nevada Politicians / Politics United States

Anti-Gambling Fraud: Intentional or Accidental?

1934 After Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, a faction opposed to the industry fought to have it eradicated. “A group of Nevada citizens felt there was a growing protest against the injury being done our…

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June 21, 2017

Quick Fact - Vice Crusade Tactic

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Los Angeles Chief of Police Charles E. Sebastian Los Angeles-California Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact - Vice Crusade Tactic

1913 As what the Los Angeles Times called the “the first sally in the greatest campaign that has ever been waged for the elimination of gambling” (April 7, 1913), Los Angeles Chief of Police Charles…

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April 28, 2017

Bucket Shopper's Dogged Fight

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Bucket Shopping Gaming History It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit San Francisco--California

Bucket Shopper's Dogged Fight

1911-1912 A San Francisco, California ordinance outlawed bucket shopping in 1911 — no longer was running or visiting such an enterprise legal — and one operator didn’t like it. Henry A. Moss, a bucket shop owner and…

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April 19, 2017

The Truth Lies Within

A.A. Baroni Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts: Nevada Committee on Good Laws Block N (Reno, NV) Casino History Elite Cigar Store (Reno, NV) Gambling Gambling Currency Gambling Currency: Tokens / Bingles Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations Games / Races Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Nevada NV) Overland Hotel (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada Washoe Lunch Counter (Reno, NV)

The Truth Lies Within

1925 As of 1915, Nevada gambling law only allowed slot machines that discharged tokens, or bingles, exchangeable for on-site merchandise; those that paid out in money or bingles redeemable for currency were forbidden. “The fact…

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