Frank "Frankie" Frost Archives

California Casino History Frank "Frankie" Frost Gambler (Operators/Players): Death Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno Johnny Rosselli Los Angeles-California Myrton "Mert" C. Wertheimer Nevada Nevada Club (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada Riverside Hotel (Reno, NV) Sam "Momo" Giancana United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Investigation of the Death of Mobster-Gambler Mert Wertheimer

1958 Myrton “Mert” C. Wertheimer was murdered, William “Bill/Curly” J. Graham ordered the hit and Frank “Frankie” Frost carried it out. This was hearsay from Los Angeles Mobster and made man, Aladena James “Jimmy/The Weasel”…

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,”…

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…