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Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Casino History Chicago--Illinois Continental Press Service (Chicago, IL) Desert Inn (Las Vegas, NV) Fremont Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities: Animated Gaming History Havana--Cuba Illinois It Really Happened Joey Bosa Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Nick Bosa Owl Club (Calumet City, IL) Paul "The Waiter" Ricca Riviera (Las Vegas, NV) Stardust (Las Vegas, NV) The Outfit (Chicago, IL) Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo United States

Bosa Bros.' Mobster Great Grandfather Involved in Gambling

1935-1965 Tony Accardo, né Antonino Leonardo Accardo (1906-1992), is credited with reviving and expanding the Chicago Outfit’s gambling business in the 1940s after the organization’s head Paul “The Waiter” Ricca named him underboss. Accardo himself…

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Atlanta Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel California Casino History Charles "Lucky" Luciano Charles Carrollo Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Drugs / Narcotics: Sales Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Drugs / Narcotics: Trafficking Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Ellsworth "Bumpy" Raymond Johnson Gambling History Gambling: Bookmaking Gambling: Dice Gaming History Harlem--New York Inc. It Really Happened James "Whitey" Joseph Bulger Jr. John Lazia Kansas City Combine Kansas City--Missouri Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary (Leavenworth, KS) Los Angeles-California Louis "Lou" Rothkopf Lucchese Crime Family Massachusetts McNeil Island Corrections Center (WA) Meyer Lansky Mickey Cohen Missouri Murder National Crime Syndicate New York New York--New York Paul "Frankie" James Carbo Somerville--Massachusetts U.S. Federal Penitentiary U.S. Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island (CA) United States Winter Hill Gang

5 Mobster-Gamblers Do Time in Alcatraz Prison

In addition to Alphonse (“Al”/”Scarface”) Capone, a handful of men separately involved in illegal gambling in the States wound up confined in the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island for another crime. The maximum security, federal…

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 / Killing 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…

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone California Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Quick Facts The Rock Islanders U.S. Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island (CA) United States

Quick Fact - A Renaissance Convict?

1934-1938 While doing time at Alcatraz, Alphonse “Scarface” Capone, infamous Chicago organized crime boss heavily involved in gambling, played the banjo and mandola (a large mandolin) in the prison band, The Rock Islanders, a rotating…

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Casino History Chicago--Illinois Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder / Killing Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Torture Estelle Carey Gambling Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Marshall Caifano / Johnny Marshall Nicholas Deani "Nick Dean" Circella Nicholas Deani Circella aka Nick Dean United States William "Willie" M. Bioff

"Dice Girl" Rolls Horrendous Fate

1943 In the mid-afternoon of Tuesday, February 2, 1943, smoke emanating from a third-story apartment in Lakeview, Illinois led to the discovery of a woman dead inside — her face, head and neck mutilated, her…

Hot Springs: Illegal Gambling Mecca, Criminal Hangout

1860s to 1960s “The loose buckle in the Bible Belt” and “Las Vegas before Las Vegas had water” — these were Hot Springs, as described in the press (Hot Springs, 2013). This Central Arkansas city…

"Casino" Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Casino History Casino: Financings: Teamsters Pension Fund Frank Sinatra Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission It Really Happened Joe Pesci Johnny Rosselli Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Restaurants / Chefs Restaurants / Chefs: Anjoe's -- Las Vegas, NV Restaurants / Chefs: Joseph "Joe the Cook" Pignatello Restaurants / Chefs: Villa d'Este -- Las Vegas, NV Sam "Momo" Giancana Sam Baker The Outfit (Chicago, IL) United States

No Gambling License For You!

1961-1990s “As a boy in Chicago, [he] learned to cook standing on a milk crate in his mom’s kitchen, where Mrs. Capone — Scarface Al’s mom — would join them,” reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal…

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone Anthony "Tough Tony" Capezzio Chicago--Illinois Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Kidnapping Edward "Red" Meehan Edward P. Jones Gambling Gambling Currency: Coins Games / Races: Policy / Numbers George Jones It Really Happened Matt Capone Mexico Murray "The Hump"/"The Camel" Humphreys Ralph "Bottles" Capone Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo United States

Gambling Czar Abduction Mystery

1946 Two brothers — Edward P. and George Jones — freely controlled Chicago, Illinois’ policy* racket for 25 years, beginning in the 1920s. As a result, the two raked in money, $10 to $30 million…

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