West Coast IRS Men Bribe Gamblers

Al Hoffman, Boulder Club (Las Vegas, NV), California, Casino History, Charles Addison, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion, Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer, Frontier Club (Las Vegas, NV), Gambling History, Gaming History, George Perry, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service, Guy McAfee, It Really Happened, L.B. "Tutor" Scherer, Milton P. Page, Nevada, P.J. Goumond, Phil Curti, Pioneer Club (Las Vegas, NV), Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee, State Line Hotel and Casino (Wendover, NV), Tonopah Club (Tonopah, NV), United States, William Curland, William SmithLeave a comment

1940-1953 In 1946, Pat Mooney, chief field deputy of the Nevada Internal Revenue (IR) Bureau office, made gambler-Mobster Elmer “Bones” F. Remmer* an offer he couldn’t refuse. If the gambling club owner purchased $52,400 ($699,000 today) worth of shares in the Mountain City Consolidated Copper Co. (MCCCC) then his 1945 federal tax debt in that…

Few Convictions for Cheating at Gambling Interpreted

Al Hoffman, Alfred Leo Rooney, Casino History, Clifford Sykes, Crimes / Violence / Punishments, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Rigged Roulette Wheel, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Stacked Card Decks, Dutch Garden (Reno, NV), Fred Stengler, Gambling History, Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack, Games / Races: Roulette, Gaming History, George "Shorty" L. Coppersmith, George "Shorty" M. King, It Really Happened, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit, Nevada, Phil Curti, Reno--Nevada, The Dog House (Reno, NV), United StatesLeave a comment

1931-1948 Gambling and cheating at gambling go together like, well, coins in a slot machine or cards in a shoe. Seemingly, they always will despite various efforts — violence, laws/rules, surveillance, firings, procedures, technology and more — to thwart chicanery. “The casino gambling business is especially susceptible to fraudulent schemes,” wrote Jerome Skolnick in House…