Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV)
Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion
Gambling History
Gambling Laws / Regulations: NV Regulation 25
Gambling: Junkets
Gaming History
Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board
Harry Wald
It Really Happened
Japan
Las Vegas Strip / S. Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas--Nevada
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
Nevada
United States
Gambling Junkets Cause International Discord
1974-1975 For many Japan-based businessmen, gambling trips to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas turned nightmarish. Kikumaru Okuda, 46, also a resident of the Land of the Rising Sun, and a film producer with Toho Film Company,…