Casino Gambling Guide

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: www.youtube.com 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 …

Go here to see all five parts in one playlist: www.youtube.com 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: www.bodiehistory.com anti-gambling crusader James King of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin. Faro dealer Charles Cora …

A history lesson from Kojak and www.everythingisterrible.com! EIT DVD’s available 6-20-09!

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 …

Vintage video clips of Las Vegas and of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder.

Go here to see all five parts in one playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952

the “second chance city” - Las Vegas

sportsbetting and Las Vegas. Interview clips with author Jack Sheehan and the late Mort Olshan of the “Gold Sheet” (he founded it in 1957).

Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder and the 1969 Superbowl between Jets and Colts

Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, the Stardust Casino and the sportsbook

Boxing and betting in Las Vegas, with a focus on the Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney heavyweight bout June 11, 1982 in Las Vegas.

After he retired, Cooney started the Fighters’ Initiative for Support and Training (F.I.S.T.), which assists both retired and active fighters. Holmes has made numerous appearances on its behalf.