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      Law Officers Battle Over Gambling in the South
      Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments DeSoto County Sheriff Elton S. Baxter--Mississippi DeSoto County--Mississippi Gambling Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Illegal It Really Happened Mississippi MS Governor Paul E. Johnson Shelby County Sheriff Guy Joyner--Tennessee 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 Coins Crimes / Violence / Punishments Did You Know? Gambling Gambling Gambling History Games / Races Gaming History Illegal Los Angeles-California Poker Quick Facts Raid 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

      Hot Springs: Illegal Gambling Mecca, Criminal Hangout
      AK Governor Winthrop Rockefeller AK Local Option Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing Electronic Games of Skill Act of 2005 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 Dog Racing Edward P. Jones Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello Frank Nitti Gambling Gambling History Gaming History George "Bugs" Moran H. Dane Harris Horse Racing Hot Springs--Arkansas Illegal Illinois Club (Hot Springs, AK) Indiana Club (Hot Springs, AK) It Really Happened Jack McJunkins Jimmy "Blue Eyes" Alo 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 Ralph "Bottles" Capone Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt Sam "Momo" Giancana Southern Club (Hot Springs, AK) Ted Roe United States 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

      Unexpected Cost at New Orleans Gambling Raid
      21 / Blackjack Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Gambling History Gaming History George L. O'Dwyer It Really Happened Kefauver Committee Louisiana Louisiana State Police New Orleans--Louisiana O'Dwyer's (New Orleans, LA) Raid Roulette 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 Bookmaking California Casino History Contempt of Congress Contra Costa County--California David "Dave" Nathan Kessel El Cerrito--California Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Hollywood (El Cerrito, CA) Illegal It Really Happened Kefauver Committee Nevada Tax Commission Palace Club (Reno, NV) 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 Gambling History Gaming History Illegal It Really Happened Lawsuit Maricopa County Attorney John W. Corbin--Arizona Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Harry E. Westfall--Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff Roy Merrill--Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Porter Northroup--Arizona Maricopa County--Arizona Phoenix--Arizona Raid United States War

      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