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The Powerful Lure of a Bedazzling Jackpot

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 1907-1945 Wanting to kick off 2021 with a positive blog post and being inspired by the $15.5 million jackpot win on Christmas Eve at Las Vegas’ Suncoast Hotel and Casino, we sought…

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January 6, 2021

Canada Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Kidnapping Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Kings Castle (Incline Village, NV) Las Vegas--Nevada Nathan "Nate" S. Jacobson Nevada Paul Michael Kodelja United States

Casino Dealer, Accomplice Execute Elaborate Crime in Las Vegas, Part II

In case you missed it, Part I is available here. 1978-1984 Paul Michael Kodelja, who was about to stand trial on January 4, 1978 for his role in the kidnapping of Reno and Polly Fruzza…

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September 16, 2020

Casino History Circus Circus (Las Vegas, NV) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Kidnapping Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Defense Attorneys: Oscar Goodman Gambling History Harrah's (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Nevada Paul Michael Kodelja Sahara (Las Vegas, NV) Showboat Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Casino Dealer, Accomplice Execute Elaborate Crime in Las Vegas, Part I

1977 The couple’s harrowing experience started at their Las Vegas home. Two men disguised with faux facial hair and odd outfits nabbed First National Bank of Nevada executive Reno N. Fruzza as he entered his…

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September 9, 2020

Bank Club (Reno, NV) Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV) Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Rigged Roulette Wheel Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Frank "Frankie" Frost Gambling History Gaming History George Wingfield Golden Hotel (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Jack Sullivan / John D. Scarlett James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Nevada New York--New York Reno--Nevada Riverside Hotel (Reno, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Reno Mobsters Aid Gangster From Chicago, Raising Suspicions

1936 A man walked into the Greenleaf & Crosby jewelry store in New York’s Rockefeller Center at about 11 a.m. on Monday, January 6. Two others followed through the other entrance. “This is a stickup,”…

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August 19, 2020

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Arnold Rothstein Bank Club (Reno, NV) Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Casino History Chicago--Illinois Continental Press Service (Chicago, IL) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Firearms Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Suicide Events: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Frank "Frankie" Frost Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking George "Bugs" Moran Giuseppe "Joe" Aiello Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission It Really Happened James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Los Angeles-California Palace Club (Reno, NV) Reno Turf Club (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada Trans-America News and Publishing Co. (wire service) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Mobster-Gambler Frank Frost Leaves Crime Trail in Chicago, Los Angeles, Reno

1906-1967 Frank “Frankie” Frost (1898-1967) spent about two decades working in Reno’s gambling scene and had close relationships with those in power locally, including gambler-Mobsters William “Bill/Curly” Graham and James “Jim/Cinch” McKay and banker and…

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August 13, 2020

Barney's Club (Stateline, NV) California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gaming History Irwin "Bud" S. Soper, Jr. It Really Happened Lake Tahoe--Nevada Monte Carlo Resort (Laughlin, NV) Montgomery Pass Lodge & Casino (Montgomery Pass, NV) Nevada Regency Casino (Laughlin, NV) Richard "Dick" L. Chartrand Silver Strike Casino (Tonopah, NV) South Tahoe Nugget (Stateline, NV) Stateline--Nevada United States

Suspects in 1968 Bombing Death of Barney's Club Co-Owner Deceased

1968 On Aug. 27, 1968, a dynamite bomb rigged under his Cadillac’s floorboard caused the violent death of Richard “Dick” Louis Chartrand, 42, a co-owner of the Barney’s Club and South Tahoe Nugget casinos in…

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July 22, 2020

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Minneapolis--Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility—Stillwater Nevada Omaha--Nebraska Raymond "Cappy" E. Simpson St. Paul--Minnesota United States

Midwestern Casino Worker Leads Double Life

1933-1972 It was a typical Tuesday at the First National, and only, bank in the small Spring Valley, Minnesota community, population about 2,000, until gunmen burst through the doors and ordered everyone to lie on…

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July 1, 2020

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Defense Attorneys: Harry Claiborne Gambling History Games / Races: Craps Gaming History Huntingdon State Correctional Institution (PA) It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Philadelphia--Pennsylvania

Money-Flashing Vegas Gamblers Have Secret

1955-1985 Their behavior at several Las Vegas casinos got them noticed. Then the dominoes fell. Two men showed wads of C notes at the craps tables, tried to exchange some of them for casino bills…

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March 5, 2020

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Firearms Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Did You Know? Gambling History Henry Club (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada The Capitol (Reno, NV) United States

Quick Fact - More Trouble Anticipated

Robberies were plaguing Reno. The Capitol bar and the Henry Club, both offering games of chance, were hit inside of eight days. A rumor circulated that notorious gangsters were headed to the Northern Nevada city. It…

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August 10, 2018

California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: San Francisco Police Department--California Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Nevada Reno--Nevada San Francisco--California United States

Draftsman Gets a Wild Hair … Or Two … Or Three

1952 “Someone very dear to you is being held and will be killed if you don’t give me the money.” This was the content of the note, a bluff, Frederick Charles Will, handed to the…

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May 16, 2018

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts The Westerner (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Quick Fact - Crossed Wires

1951 Upon entering The Westerner casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, an electrician told the guard he’d been dispatched to repair a boiler connection. After being admitted to the utility room, he produced a pistol and…

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April 20, 2018

Bay Meadows Racetrack (San Mateo, CA) California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gambling: Spree Gaming History It Really Happened Mapes (Reno, NV) Military Nevada New Orleans--Louisiana Reno--Nevada San Francisco--California United States

Man and Money Gone

1951 Chief Warrant Officer Marcus Gordon Oliver, paymaster at the U.S. Naval Station Treasure Island, complained of feeling ill and left work early on Friday, April 13. The following Monday and Tuesday, he didn’t show…

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January 24, 2018

Boxers / Fight Promoters: Edward "Gunboat" Smith Casino (Reno, NV) Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada

Quick Fact - Questions of Identity

1923 A new man in town was thought to be the famous Irish American boxer Edward “Gunboat” Smith. But when the City of Reno police arrested him as a suspect in a $310 ($4,500 today)…

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January 5, 2018

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Poisoning Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gaming History Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, IL) It Really Happened Nevada Nevada State Prison (Carson City, NV) Reno--Nevada United States

Wily Desperado Falls Short on Crime Execution

1943-1949 Two acquaintances were having a drink at a Reno casino bar — Miles T. Ellis, 47, a tourist, and Anthony Swiderski, 52, a local chef in the Northern Nevada town. At an opportune moment,…

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December 20, 2017

Barn Club (Reno, NV) Casino History Casino: Openings Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Events: World War II Folsom State Prison (CA) Gambling Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Harrah's (Reno, NV) Irving Cowan It Really Happened Jack Fugitt Joseph Scrivani Larry Tripp Louis "Lou" Wertheimer Nevada Northern Club (Reno, NV) Otell "Mike" Micheletti Reno--Nevada United States Walter Oswald William Lawrence Hunger aka Larry Brady

Criminals, Money Problems Plague Reno Casino

1940-1943 The Barn Club casino’s existence during World War II was rocky and, therefore, cut short. It began in December 1940, when Jack Fugitt, an entertainment machine business owner, and Walter Oswald, assumed the lease…

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December 6, 2017

Boulder Club (Las Vegas, NV) Casino History Clara Bow Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Did You Know? Gambling History Gambling: Debt Gaming History Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Louis Cornero Meadows (Las Vegas, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Rex Bell Tony Cornero / Antonio Cornero Stralla United States

Quick Fact - The Hard Way or the Easy Way

1931-1932 Actors Clara Bow and Rex Bell gambled at the Meadows in Las Vegas in summer 1931 and racked up a $1,100 loss (about $18,000 today), for which they left an IOU. By December, the…

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September 22, 2017

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