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Casino History Casino: Bankruptcies Casino: Corporations: Spinning Wheel Corporation Casino: Shutdowns Clifford "Cliff" A. Jones Club Cal Neva (Reno, NV) Club Cal-Neva Inc. Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Earl Snyder Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling History Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service It Really Happened James "Jim" Contratto Joe Wells Las Vegas--Nevada Marion Hicks Nevada Reno--Nevada Saddle Club (Las Vegas, NV) Sanford Adler Silver Palace (Las Vegas, NV) Tahoe Biltmore (Crystal Bay, NV) The Westerner (Las Vegas, NV) United States

IRS Swoops Down on Casino Cash

1955-1956 At 9:15 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 1955, eight U.S. IRS agents entered the Club Cal-Neva in Reno, Nevada, demanding payment of $65,000 (about $600,000 today) in overdue withholding and excise taxes. When the…

Abner "Longie" Zwillman Casino History Clifford "Cliff" A. Jones Cuba Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations Gambling License Gaming History Golden Nugget (Las Vegas, NV) Haiti Hilton (Havana, Cuba) International Casino (Haiti) It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Lucky Strike (Las Vegas, NV) Meyer Lansky Nevada Palace Club (Las Vegas, NV) Politicians / Politics: NV Governor Grant Sawyer Thunderbird (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Vegas Gambler Defies Mandate

1959 In February, The New York Times outed Clifford A. Jones. It brought to light that he held gambling interests in and out of Nevada, which The Silver State’s gaming law then prohibited. It was…

Albert Anastasia Casino History Charles "Lucky" Luciano Clifford "Cliff" A. Jones Cuba Desert Inn (Las Vegas, NV) Fremont Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board Hilton (Havana, Cuba) It Really Happened Jake Lansky Las Vegas--Nevada Meyer Lansky Nacional (Havana, Cuba) Nevada Politicians / Politics: Cuba President Fidel Castro Riviera (Havana, Cuba) Sands (Las Vegas, NV) Thunderbird (Las Vegas, NV) United States Wilbur Clark

Nevada Makes Gamblers Choose

1957-1959 During Nevada’s 1957 legislature, State Senator Kenneth Johnson (R-Ormsby), voiced his concerns about some of the state’s gambling licensees* simultaneously co-owning Cuban casinos. He feared that: • Nevada licensees might form alliances with U.S.…

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Casino History Casino International (Havana, Cuba) Clifford "Cliff" A. Jones Cuba Desert Inn (Las Vegas, NV) Fremont Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Hilton (Havana, Cuba) Hy Abrams It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Moe Dalitz Morris Kleinmann Nacional (Havana, Cuba) Politicians / Politics: Cuba President Fulgencia Batista Riviera (Havana, Cuba) Thomas McGinty Thunderbird (Las Vegas, NV) United States Wilbur Clark

Cuban Casino Push

1952–1958 When Fulgencio Batista returned to power as president in Cuba in 1952, he aimed to foster a gambling empire from which he could generate revenue for his coffers. To facilitate casino development, he and…