Casino History
Cleveland's Mayfield Road Gang
Desert Inn (Las Vegas, NV)
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Gambling History
Gambling: Run
Games / Races: Craps
Geographical Areas
Las Vegas--Nevada
Moe Dalitz
Moe Dalitz
Nevada
Quick Facts
United States
Wilbur Clark
Quick Fact - Beginners' Luck
1950 The $1.6 million Desert Inn resort had just opened in Las Vegas, and a gambling naif nearly put it out of business. A 22-year-old sailor, who didn’t know much about gambling, bet $1 on…