4 posts tagged “betting”
in the 1930s, Horse race tracks reopen with pari-mutuel machines.
interview clips with Prof. I. Nelson Rose, gambling historian Richard Sasuly, and famed horse racing author Andrew Beyer
Kefauver Hearings, (Senator Carey Estes Kefauver was chairman of the Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce) and Frank Costello
the point spread developed and explained here. Mort Olshan, of "The Gold Sheet" is interviewed.
fixing (point shaving) of college basketball games in 1951. Fixer Salvatore Sollazzo. Manhattan College basketball team junior center Junius Kellogg.
The Interstate Wire Act of 1961 (or Federal Wire Act) and the hearings held by Robert Kennedy
Go here to see all five parts in one playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952
Horse racing late 1800s and early 1900s. Bookmaking and betting odds explained.
The legendary George E. Smith (Pittsburg Phil) spoken of and stories told.
John "Bet a Million" Gates and his proposition bets....reform movement and moralists close down legal gambling again.
Go here to see all five parts in one playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952
Arnold Rothstein's story and layoff betting...interview clips with Howard Schwartz of the Gambler's Book Shop....the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series scandal
interview clips with famed horse racing author Andrew Beyer, and gambling historian Richard Sasuly
Go here to see all five parts in one playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952
the Landing at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vigilante justice.
anti-gambling moralists, and the gamblers move to Riverboats
California Gold Rush - Sutter's Mill - modern casinos invented in San Francisco
Portsmouth Square - Bella Union Casino, female dealers and "Madame Moustache" Eleanor Dumont. Article on her here:
http://www.bodiehistory.com/madame.htm
anti-gambling crusader James King of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin. Faro dealer Charles Cora.
interview clips with Prof. I. Nelson Rose, and author Bill Kelley ("Gamblers of the Old West")
Go here to see all five parts in one playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952
Native Americans- lacrosse, dice, throwing of bones
interview clips of Anthony R. Pico, chairman of the Viejas Tribe.
English settlers, lottery and horse racing
interview clips with Prof. I. Nelson Rose and gambling historian Richard Sasuly
General Washington and lottery to fund the Continental Army and Revolutionary War
General Andrew Jackson's racing horse, Thruxton , and his gambling history.
