Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion
Gambling License
Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission: Dudley Kline
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission: Robbins Cahill
It Really Happened
Leo Quilici
United States
Wells--Nevada
Scandal Hits Gambling Watchdogs
1953-1955 In fall 1953, John “Fat Jack” Galloway was playing the card game, 21, at Leo Quilici’s hotel-casino, the El Rancho Hotel, in Wells, Nevada. Fat Jack himself, in his early 40s, was the operator…