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10 Intriguing Facts about Mobster-Gambler Joseph "Doc" Stacher
Abner "Longie" Zwillman Arrowhead Inn (Saratoga Springs, NY) California Casino History Charles "Lucky" Luciano Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Assaults Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Fraud Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Ethnic Groups: Jewish Americans Frank Sinatra Gambling History Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Runyon Sales Co. Gaming History It Really Happened Joseph "Doc" Stacher Meyer Lansky National Crime Syndicate Nevada New Jersey New York United States

10 Intriguing Facts about Mobster-Gambler Joseph "Doc" Stacher

Joseph “Doc” Stacher (born Gdale Oistaczer, 1902-1977) was a “a genial, shrewd, witty gent” who could be “homicidally tough,” wrote “Voice of Broadway” columnist Jack O’Brian (Monroe News-Star, March 17, 1977). Closely aligned with fellow…

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January 19, 2022

Illegal Bookmaking Enterprise Flourishes in the City of Souls
"Red" MacDonald Abe Fox California Casino History Colma--California Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Emilio "Gombo" Giorgetti Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking 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…

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January 12, 2022

Early On, The Louvre Suffers Typical Gambling Business Woes
A.L. Mason B.F. Bailey C.C. Cox Casino History Gambling History Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Faro It Really Happened Louvre (Reno, NV) Nevada Oberon (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada United States

Early On, The Louvre Suffers Typical Gambling Business Woes

1900-1906 A snapshot of six early years of one popular gambling-saloon in Reno, Nevada spotlights some of the problems these establishments routinely faced: on-site crime, financial troubles, crooked games and changes in both owners and…

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January 5, 2022

It Really Happened! Investigates: Who is "Johnny Ox?"
Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Fred Heier Gambling History Gambling: Symbols: Johnny Ox Games / Races: Poker Gaming History Indiana Indianapolis--Indiana It Really Happened Jack Shea T. Thompson aka Johnny Ox United States William "Bill" Kissel

It Really Happened! Investigates: Who is "Johnny Ox?"

1903 “Accommodation for Johnny Ox,” a gambling-related headline in the Nevada State Journal, March 17, 1903, puzzled us. Curious (read: obsessive), we set out to decipher it. The brief news item relayed two gambling saloons…

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December 29, 2021

Newsman Gets Burned for Reporting on Illegal Gambling
Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Defense Attorneys: James D.C. Murray Gambling History Gambling: Reporters Of: Martin Mooney Games / Races: Policy / Numbers Gaming History It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: New York Court of Appeals New York--New York Queens County Jail United States

Newsman Gets Burned for Reporting on Illegal Gambling

1935-1936 In about mid-December 1935, New York newspaper reporter Martin Mooney (1896-1967) faced serving his jail sentence during the upcoming holidays. His offense? Contempt of court for refusing to reveal to the local grand jurors…

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December 15, 2021

Pharmacy Student Travels to Nevada for Exam, Leaves in Body Bag
Carlton Bar (Reno, NV) Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder / Killing Franz Gersich Gambling History Gaming History George Delich It Really Happened Nevada Reno--Nevada Sam Delich United States

Pharmacy Student Travels to Nevada for Exam, Leaves in Body Bag

1946-1947 When police arrived at the alley behind the Carlton Bar in Reno just after midnight on May 16, 1946, they found an unconscious man lying on the ground, covered in blood. An American Legion…

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December 8, 2021

Female Axe Murderer Gets Results
Alton--Illinois Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Activists: Irene Kite Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Cliff Phayer Gambling History Gambling: Mobster Control Of Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Harry Murdock Harry Price Illinois It Really Happened Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) / Organizations Paul Delaney United States

Female Axe Murderer Gets Results

1937-1939 In 1937, an Alton, Illinois woman took on the local gambling-Mobsters and the political machine … with an axe. Motivating Factors In Irene Kite‘s county of Madison, gambling was illegal, yet law enforcement and…

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November 22, 2021

The Brief Tale of Jokereno, Game and Club, in "The Biggest Little City"
Casino History Casino: Corporations: National Jokereno Inc. Casino: Openings Games / Races: Jokereno Gaming History It Really Happened Jokereno Club Nevada Reno--Nevada United States W.F. Bolte William A. De Vellier William J. Hackett

The Brief Tale of Jokereno, Game and Club, in "The Biggest Little City"

1931-1932 In 1931, the year Nevada legalized gambling on a wide open basis, the state’s major metropolis Reno saw the introduction of the game of chance jokereno and the namesake place offering it commercially, the…

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November 11, 2021

Paintings of Canine Gamblers Still Ring True 100 Years Later
Artists / Designers: Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Art Games / Races: Poker Gaming History It Really Happened United States

Paintings of Canine Gamblers Still Ring True 100 Years Later

1894-Today In his paintings depicting dogs as humans, Cassius “Kash” Marcellus Coolidge (1844-1934) brilliantly captured the nuances of poker playing and gambling. The dogs’ expressions are spot on and the details, comedic. Perhaps Coolidge himself…

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November 5, 2021

Southern U.S. City's Hatred of Gamblers Culminates in Murder
Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Lynching Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Kangaroo Saloon (Vicksburg, MS) Mississippi United States Vicksburg--Mississippi

Southern U.S. City's Hatred of Gamblers Culminates in Murder

1835 During Andrew Jackson’s U.S. presidency, anti-gambling sentiment began sweeping the Southern states. By 1835, it had hit Louisiana and was making its way up the Mississippi River. The fever peaked mid-year in Vicksburg, Mississippi…

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October 29, 2021

Two Lake Tahoe Hotel-Casinos Sold in 2021
Casino History Crystal Bay--Nevada Gambling History Gaming History Hyatt Lake Tahoe / Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe (Incline Village, NV) Incline Village--Nevada It Really Happened Nevada Tahoe Biltmore (Crystal Bay, NV) United States

Two Lake Tahoe Hotel-Casinos Sold in 2021

Acquisitions in the same month of two hotel-casinos near one another at Lake Tahoe in Northern Nevada is anomalous and newsworthy. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino (in Incline Village, NV) Hyatt Hotels…

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October 15, 2021

Nevada Gambler-Cum-Mayor Called Out for Bubble Peeking
Caliente--Nevada Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Bubble Peeking Donald E. Rowan Gambling History Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission It Really Happened Nevada Shamrock Club (Caliente, NV) United States

Nevada Gambler-Cum-Mayor Called Out for Bubble Peeking

1955-1956 In March 1955, Nevada gaming regulators accused Caliente mayor Donald E. Rowan of cheating while dealing a 21 game — which is illegal — in the Shamrock Club. He’d operated the Clover Street gambling…

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September 9, 2021

Congress' Strategy For Slashing U.S. Gambling Activity Proves Problematic, Part II
Casino History Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: U.S. Public Law 93-499 Gambling Laws / Regulations: U.S. Revenue Act of 1951 Gambling: Taxes Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service Governing / Regulatory Bodies: U.S. Congress It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Supreme Court United States

Congress' Strategy For Slashing U.S. Gambling Activity Proves Problematic, Part II

1952-1968 Soon after two new federal taxes — the tax on wagers and the wagering occupational tax — went into effect in late 1951, problems with them arose. (See Part I for a description of…

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August 25, 2021