“Dice Girl” Rolls Horrendous Fate

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone, Casino History, Chicago--Illinois, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder / Killing, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Torture, Estelle Carey, Gambling, Gambling History, Gaming History, It Really Happened, Marshall Caifano / Johnny Marshall, Nicholas Deani "Nick Dean" Circella, Nicholas Deani Circella aka Nick Dean, United States, William "Willie" M. BioffLeave a comment

1943 In the mid-afternoon of Tuesday, February 2, 1943, smoke emanating from a third-story apartment in Lakeview, Illinois led to the discovery of a woman dead inside — her face, head and neck mutilated, her body burned. She was identified as 31-year old Estelle Evelyn Carey, one of the roommates residing in the unit at…

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…