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Doresa's blog, It Really Happened!, tells intriguing gambling-related stories of the past. Check it out at

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An argument between two underworld men devolved into violence during a dance endurance competition in Hollywood, CA on 4/14/34. Story, "From a Craps Game to the ICU," here: https://t.co/UDVgsbXoRk #gamblinghistory #gamblinghx #history #mobsters #craps #california #shooting

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So. NV's Lake Mead & environs have been a designated nat'l rec area since 1964, but a portion almost became a NV state park in the 1930s. B/c of gambling, the U.S. gov't quashed the effort to establish it. Story: https://t.co/Jfj1NiOJTA #gamblinghistory #nevadahistory #gamblinghx

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Proficient card trickster Elijah Skaggs created a franchise system for the business of crooked faro in the 1800s, which helped spread gambling throughout the U.S. Story: https://t.co/R8gpCYYlFt #usgamblinghistory #gamblingindustry #ushistory #franchise #business #gamblinghx

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The Club Cal Neva in Reno was sued by a customer in 1950 for refusing to pay out on a winning race horse keno ticket. Story at https://t.co/7tgzYVaTUh #nevadagamblinghistory #gamblinghistory #nevadacasinohistory #nevadahistory #renonevada #clubcalneva #renocasino #lawsuit

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In this week's blog post we cover the murder of Carson City, NV casino co-owner Bill Duffin: https://t.co/Fklbx2cFhx #gamblinghistory #nevadahistory #murder #nevadacasinohistory #truecrime #carsoncity

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Two major events impacted the Senator Club, casino-restaurant-bar in Carson City, NV in late 1950s. Story here:
https://t.co/6Ai2xaG1m3 #gamblinghistory #casinohistory #senatorclub #nevadahistory #casino #carsoncity #nevadagamblinghistory

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This painting, Hands Up!, was inspired by a gambling-related crime that took place in Reno, NV in 1891. Full story at: https://t.co/140XBBC1nQ #gamblinghx #gamblinghistory #crime #artwork #painting #wildwest #nevadahistory #nevadagamblinghistory

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1950: The Rhythm Boys made slot machines pay out by using a reliable & legal method, frustrating NV and ID gamblers. Full story here: https://t.co/mfEW3Bh6ad #usgamblinghistory #nevadahistory #idahohistory #slotmachines #itreallyhappened #nevadagamblinghistory #rhythmmethod

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1947: Wiley “Buck” Cadell (in pic) began building a CA-wide system of protection for illegal gambling operations there, w/ blessing of his employer, CA AG Frederick Howser. Story: https://t.co/HbxOghtDMU. #californiagamblinghistory #californiahistory #usgamblinghistory

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The first extensive, widespread cheating at cards in the U.S. was in the game of faro. Learn here how dealers cheated: https://t.co/pKRrk9O21F. #usgamblinghistory #gamblingindustry #gamblinghistory #casinohistory #faro #cardgames

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Sam Termini, godson of Mobster Charles Binaggio, ran gambling operations in K.C., No. California and Las Vegas but got in trouble with the law. Here are 10 interesting facts about him & his life: https://t.co/vXp6zx24iL #usgamblinghistory #mobsters #uscasinohistory #gamblinghx

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1913: Circumstances of a lawsuit in the U.S. led to an unusual occurrence, even for Nevada: the federal government taking over and running a Silver State casino. Full story here: https://t.co/Wjh615jXNL #gamblinghistory #casinohistory #itreallyhappened

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The life of wealthy, prominent businessman with several connections to the gambling industry, Thomas “Tom” A. Keen, 56, was abruptly ended on 5, 1952. Why?
Find out here: https://t.co/ikLwaIAOXs #gamblinghistory #gamblinghx #gamblingindustry #crime #murdermystery #bomb

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Dog racing as a gambling form -- learn the strange history of it in Nevada: https://t.co/xIweTtLbJR. #gambling #gamblingindustry #gamblinghistory #dogracing #nevada #nevada #hendersonnv #nevadahistory #greyhounds

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Bill Harrah, gambling magnate behind Harrah's hotel-casinos, stole competitor Harolds Club's advertising formula. Full story here: https://t.co/0Qdmdr9LUA. #gamblingindustry #advertising #gamblinghistory #casinohistory #nevadahistory #itreallyhappened

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An illegal bookmaking enterprise flourished in Colma, CA in 1948-1950 under the "watch" of the then sheriff. Read about it here: https://t.co/QBf6ilDSsH #gamblinghistory #money #bookmaking #californiahistory #illegalgambling #itreallyhappened

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@themilwaukeemob Can we communicate offline, please? I'm not on Twitter very often. My email address is [email protected]. What days do you do your show? Will it be live or recorded? Thanks.

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A snapshot of the Louvre gambling-saloon in Reno, NV, from 1900-1906, spotlights some of the problems these establishments routinely faced. Story:: https://t.co/tHpgqhJTQH #gamblingindustry #gamblinghistory #casinohistory #renonevada #nevadahistory #saloon

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@jimhelik :-)

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1946: Joseph Spratt traveled to NV from CO to take the Nevada Board of Pharmacy exam. After a night at a gambling bar, he left in a body bag. Full story here: https://t.co/wcc7rUmDLV #gamblinghistory #nevadahistory #renonevada #crime #nevada #itreallyhappened