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Money-Making Casino Ploy

1966 Suddenly, in the fall, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) directed 41-plus casinos to cease operation of specific electronic blackjack machines because they were “experiencing difficulties when played so as to render the devices more…

California Embassy Club (Gardena, CA) Gambling Gambling Laws / Regulations: CA Anti-Gambling Act Games / Races: Poker It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: CA California Attorney General Ulysses Webb Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Monterey Club (Gardena, CA) United States

Webb’s Wacky War On Poker

1936-Present If it weren’t for gambler Ernest J. Primm’s nerve and fortitude, California’s nearly 90 card clubs wouldn’t exist today. With a gambling license from the City of Gardena (in Los Angeles County), he opened…