Gambling Defeat Leads to Calamity
1915-1935 James “Jimmy” Sidney Rogan, an active student and football player, was well liked by the principal of his high school in Tonopah, a mining boom town halfway between Las Vegas and Reno. In 1915,…
California
Gambling
Games / Races: Lotteries/Sweepstakes
Games / Races: Sports Betting
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
San Quentin State Prison (CA)
In the Name of Charity
1937 The Great American Football Pool (GAFP) of 1937 was to be of massive scale and the first of its kind in the U.S. The organizers aimed to sell 3 million tickets at $1 apiece…