Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Drugs / Narcotics: Sales
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Drugs / Narcotics: Trafficking
Drugs / Narcotics
Ernest "Ole" C. Olson
Eugene "Rosy" Bastida
Gambling History
Gambling License
Gaming History
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission
It Really Happened
Lake Tahoe--Nevada
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Douglas County Sheriff's Office--Nevada
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary (Leavenworth, KS)
Nevada
Nevada State Prison (Carson City, NV)
Salvatore "Tar Baby" Orester Terrano
Ships
Ships: USS Chaumont
Stateline--Nevada
Twin States (Stateline, NV)
United States
Waxey Gordon / Irving Wexler
Conviction Schmiction, Here's a Gambling License
1930s-1952 Salvatore “Tar Baby” Orester Terrano is one of numerous criminals whom Nevada gambling regulators approved to own a casino in the state. In May 1947, the tax commission granted the Northern Californian, then 43,…