Gambler’s Drunken Stupidity

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting, It Really Happened, James Mann / Bernard, Louvre Saloon (Goldfield, NV), Oberon (Reno, NV), Reno--Nevada, United States, Wieland Saloon (Reno, NV)Leave a comment

1904-1905 Criminal drama occurred between two men late one November morning in the Wieland saloon in Reno, Nevada in 1904. James Mann, a Wyoming man who sometimes worked in Silver State gambling clubs — the Louvre saloon and Oberon bar — had been imbibing for some time inside the Wieland. He jokingly began to spar with…

Frank Sinatra’s Hissy Fits

Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV), Frank Sinatra, Gambling, Games / Races: Baccarat, Howard Hughes, It Really Happened, Las Vegas--Nevada, Sands (Las Vegas, NV)Leave a comment

1967 & 1970 Apparently, the beloved crooner Frank Sinatra, Sr. had a temper, which he sometimes unleashed when casino operators denied him additional, excessive amounts of credit when gambling. In one instance when Sinatra lost control, he wound up losing two front teeth. That was in 1967, when he provoked a fight with Carl Cohen,…