Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting Archives

California Casino History California Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting David "Dave" Nathan Kessel Gambling History California Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: California Crime Commission It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Frederick N. Howser Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Investigator Charles Hoy Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Investigator Walter Lentz Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA Attorney General Investigator Wiley "Buck" H. Cadell Tiny Heller United States

AG Heads Protection Racket for Disallowed Gambling

1947-1950 Starting in 1947, Wiley “Buck” H. Cadell used his governmental position to build a statewide system of protection for illegal gambling operations in California, the first such concerted effort of this kind in the…

Bank Club (Reno, NV) Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV) Casino History Country Club (Reno, NV) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Harassment / Intimidation Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Gambling History Gaming History George Wingfield Haymarket (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Jack Sullivan / John D. Scarlett James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Monte Carlo (Reno, NV) Nathan "Nick" Abelman Nevada Reno--Nevada The Big Casino (Tonopah, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham Willows (Reno, NV)

Mob That Controlled Early Reno Gambling: Who, How

1920s-1930s Presumably to gain money, power and notoriety, two men controlled gambling in Reno, Nevada during the 1920s and 1930s through violence, payoffs, intimidation, threats and other gangster techniques. The industry mostly was illegal, with…

California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting Ethnic Groups: Asians Gambling Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: CA Anti-Gambling Act Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Los Angeles City Council (CA) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Los Angeles Captain of Police Captain of Police C.A. Ketlar Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Los Angeles Chief of Police J.W. Davis Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Los Angeles Police Department Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Officer John L. Fonck Los Angeles-California United States

Dirty Police Chief in City of Angels?

1886 In fall 1886, Officer John L. Fonck confronted one of his superiors face to face. He charged Chief of Police J.W. Davis with “standing in with the gamblers,” in other words, allowing them to…

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting Gambling Gambling License Games / Races: Panguingue Games / Races: Poker George "Tex" Rickard It Really Happened Rawhide--Nevada The Northern (Rawhide, Nevada)

Lawmen Run Amok in Rawhide

1908 Two deputy sheriffs in the mining camp of Rawhide, Nevada,* were on the take. For a regularly paid fee, they allowed establishments to operate legal games without a license and/or run banned ones as well.…