California
Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing
Gambling History
Gambling Laws / Regulations: CA Anti-Gambling Act
Gambling: Debt
Games / Races: Poker
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Long Beach--California
United States
Mega Poker Loss in California
1938 Esquire* Harry T. Clifton was a wealthy Englishman who owned racing stables and often visited Southern California. During his visit there in April 1938, he gambled with Lew Brice and Tommy Guinan in a…