Gambling Czar Abduction Mystery

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone, Anthony "Tough Tony" Capezzio, Chicago--Illinois, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Kidnapping, Edward "Red" Meehan, Edward P. Jones, Gambling, Gambling Currency: Coins, Games / Races: Policy / Numbers, George Jones, It Really Happened, Matt Capone, Mexico, Murray "The Hump"/"The Camel" Humphreys, Ralph "Bottles" Capone, Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt, Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo, United StatesLeave a comment

1946 Two brothers — Edward P. and George Jones — freely controlled Chicago, Illinois’ policy* racket for 25 years, beginning in the 1920s. As a result, the two raked in money, $10 to $30 million per year, in nickels and dimes, primarily from the Caucasians and African Americans living in slums, which turned the siblings…

The Original Black Book

Bobby Garcia, Carl "Cork" Civella, Gambling Laws / Regulations: Nevada's Black Book / Excluded Person List, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board, It Really Happened, Joe Sica, John "The Bat" Battaglia, Louis Tom Dragna, Marshall Caifano / Johnny Marshall, Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola, Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) / Organizations, Motel Grzebienacy, Murray "The Hump"/"The Camel" Humphreys, Nevada, Nick Civella, Sam "Momo" GiancanaLeave a comment

1960 A cheap, spiral notebook held great power in Nevada’s gambling world for decades. It contained known U.S. mobsters whose underworld statuses and histories were such that the state gambling authorities didn’t want them anywhere near The Silver State’s casinos. This was a problem as these undesirables frequented major gambling operations in the state. Nevada…