Gambling History
Gambling: Taxes
Gaming History
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service
It Really Happened
Montana
Nevada
Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee
Washington
Congress' Strategy For Slashing U.S. Gambling Activity Proves Problematic, Part I
1951 Gambling is the lifeblood of organized crime. This was U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver’s conclusion after the Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, which he headed, concluded its investigation. The Kefauver Committee’s work,…
