Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing
Gambling
Games / Races: Keno
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board: Ed Olsen
It Really Happened
Las Vegas--Nevada
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Nevada Club (Las Vegas, NV)
Robert Van Santen
United States
Bilking of Vegas' Nevada Club
1961-1966 Early in 1961, Michael Catrone, 60, an apartment complex owner, presented to the Nevada Club in Las Vegas, Nevada a winning keno ticket for $25,000 ($198,000 today). Yet the casino’s general manager didn’t pay…