Quick Fact – Cavalier Comic

California, Casino History, Chico Marx, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder / Killing, Did You Know?, Gambling History, George "Les" Bruneman, Los Angeles-California, Quick Facts, United StatesLeave a comment

1937 A $2,000 check signed “Chico Marx” (about $34,600 today) was found in the pocket of Los Angeles gambler/bookmaker George “Les” Bruneman upon his murder carried out by a couple of Southern California Mafia hitmen. About Bruneman’s death, Marx — a fan of betting on card games, sports and horse and dog racing — joked…

Let’s Get Ready to Rumble

Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV), Gambling: Debt, It Really Happened, Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, Las Vegas Strip / S. Las Vegas Boulevard, Nathan "Nate" S. Jacobson1 Comment

1975 In the spring, Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder, a Las Vegas oddsmaker and bookie, allegedly punched, knocked down and kicked casino magnate, Nathan “Nate” S. Jacobson, in a Caesars Palace hallway in a confrontation over a debt he claimed Jacobson owed him, so alleged Jacobson in his battery lawsuit against Snyder. A witness told police…