JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information 7 Released under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER : 124-10202-10386 Lesassination Records \ ‘ Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ; ase#: NU 45760 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-9-33-347 11-17-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ' FROM: SAC, NO TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 10/01/1962 PAGES: 88 SUBJECTS : CIP, STATE OF LA, INVEST, GAMBLING, BOOKMAKING, CM, JPO, JM, DI PIAZZO, SALVATORE, ASSOC, PROSTITUTION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified / RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2; 11(a) CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 09/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS COMMENTS : INC BRIEF, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I, INDEX PAGES I-VIII v9.1 9 HW 45760 Docld:32790110 Page 1
1 NO 92-390 /tal A. GAMBLING I. BOOKMAKING Investigation of bookmaking in the New Orleans Area has revealed that up through September 13, 1961, bookmakers. were receiving results of out-of-state races through Nola Printing Company, the local race wire service, which discontinued operations on that date because of the existence of new Federal legislation pertaining to inter- state gambling activities. Investigation has disclosed that since September 13, 1961, bookmakers in the New Orleans Area have not been able to obtain out-of-state race results on the same day that races are run. They have had to rely on race results obtained through legitimate news media, and the New Orleans Times Picayune Newspaper has been their prin- | cipal source ef this information, in so far as horse races - are concerned. Investigation has disclosed that from September 13, 1961, to November 23, 1961, local bookmakers' business was seriously curtailed; however, the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Track began its 1961 winter meet on November 23, 1961. This meet continued until March 10, 1962. During the period of the Fair Grounds‘ meet, local bockmakers' business picked up considerably and again fell off after March 10, 1962. a. NOLA PRINTING COMPANY, 530 IRIS AVENUE, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA ; a Our investigation of Nola Printing Company during the past five years has disclosed that it was the race wire service for this section of the United States. Nola operated until September 13, 1961, = _ when it terminated its race wire service on that a date, which was the day President KENNEDY signed im into law Federal legislation concerning interstate 2 gambling activities. 4 \ i of whom are cognizant of gambling activities in Jefferson Parish, have advised that Nola had exclusive territorial rights to furnish : a results of horse races to bookmakers in Louisiana, FO a ~Waseieeipps Alabama, Arkansas, East Tex | ae has i has been =o S j if | sepa 8% ye | | ' | aw 45760 DoclId:32290110 Page 2
2 NO 92-390 /tal ms ng pany, .On December 17, 1957, PCI ROLLING advised a bookmaker and is a professional gambler, working in various gambling casinos. In addition to providing the results of horse races by telephone communications facilities, Nola also publishes the Daily Sports Bulletin, which lists the horses and odds .on races being run at most of the tracks throughout the United States. With regard to the odds published by the Daily Sports Bulletin, these ‘are the odds established each morn- © ing by the racing Secretaries atthe various race tracks . and_ ‘are the odds that appear on paramutual boards ‘at: ahésettracksséhortly. ‘before the beginning - of each race. The racing schedules listed in the Daily Sports Bulletin also show what horses have been scratched ‘as of the time the Daily Sports Bulletin goes to press. This publication is printed | each weekday, except Sunday, Internal Revenue Service in New Orleans ‘that. Nola is managed by ‘PORETTO; that it is the general opinion.among bookmakers in Jefferson Parish that Nola is controlled by CARLOS MARCELLO and that ~§— one of MARCELLO! brothers, JOSEPH, was made a partner - of Nola to oversee the operation and protect CARLOS MARCELLO's interest. On July 13, 1961; July 20, 1961, and September 5, 1961, PCI ROLLING, who then operated a horse race book in Jefferson Parish, advised that Nola was still furnishing horse race informa~ tion to bookmakers. On September 20, 1961, Attorney HILLARY J. GAUDIN, New Orleans, advised he is the Attorney for Nola. He identified PORETTO as one of the partners ef Nola and stated that Nola is . : wa 7 % ft. SE Qs bee: * M2 2 2 B gy S34 s a 7 Aa JFK Law 11(a) ) oe | HW 45760 DoclId: 32290110 Page 3
3 NO 92-390 /tal in the business of disseminating results of horse races, but ceased operating as a race wire service on September. 13, 1961. On February 2, 1962, PORETTO advised SA REGIS L, KENNEDY that Nola Printing Com= pany is not putting out race results for the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Track or any other race track, He said he would not reactivate Nola as a race wire service as long as there is any doubt about the new Federal legislation pertaining» to interstate gambling. After Nola ceased its operations, on. September 13, 1961, investigation disclosed that | bookmakers in Jefferson Parish and the New Orleans Area began to receivers results of races being run at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Track when that track opened its winter meet on. Thanksgiving On December 7, 1961, Per - book at Manuel's Restaurant, 952 Jefferson Highway, advised that he had been receiving race results from the Fair Grounds since November 23, 1961. He said he did not know who was operating the service | but ABEL JOHN CHAUVIN had contacted him about buyipg the service,. said the service consisted of actual broadcast oF the races as they were being. run at the Fair Grounds, It is to be noted that ~ the 1961 winter meet of the Fair Grounds operated from November 23, 1961, to March 10, 1962. This track has only one meet a year, which begins each Sek Act 6 (4). “year on Thanksgiving Day. Oe _"@HAUVIN's service ran thr cember 21, ~~1961. On December 22, 1961, PCI advised ~~ that-.on the previous day CHAUVIN announced over his wire service that he had received information that somebody, without his authority, was "bootlegging" his service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in viola~ tion of the new Federal laws pertaining to inter- state gambling. foseran aids CHAUVIN. commented that if this illicit transmission did not_discontinue immediately his service would shut down. [| said that on December 22, 1961, when bookmakers called CHAUVIN service for Pair Grounds results of that day they were advised that the service had been discontinued. . CHAUVIN was interviewed on March 14, 1962, I\ and he advised that he had operated a race wire ser- [: vice from November 23, 1961, to December 21, 1961, discontinuing it ‘because he ‘received information | ‘ | | WW 45760 Docld:32290110 Page 4
4 JFK Act 6 NO 92-390 /tal (4) Ber said that for a few days JOSEPH A. PORETTO and Nola Printing Company had no was renting the premises at 3646 Airline Highway | Jefferson Parish were stealing it and not paying that individuals unknown to him and without his © authority were “bootlegging” his service to the | Mississippi Gulf Coast. CHAUVIN said he operated this service from 3646 Airline Highway, Jefferson Parish, utilizing 18 telephones in this place. (in this connection, investigation of Nola Print- ing Company disclosed that this was the central point from which Nola's race wire service was dissemi- nated when Nola was in operation.) GHAUVIN said connection with his race wire service and that he from JOSEPH PORETTO and JOSEPH MARCELLO, who owned the property. CHAUVIN claimed that he had only — approximately 17 paying subscribers to his service and complained that one of his main difficulties in operating the service was that bookmakers in for it. He said he determined that some 80 book- makers were actually receiving the service but only about 17 were paying him for it. ANTHONY JOSEPH LUPO was interviewed by” Agents at Nola Printing Company, 530 Iris Avenue, on June 22, 19862. LUPO identified himself as the publisher of the Daily Sports Bulletin. He said the Bulletin is still being published and that is the only activity taking place at 530 Iris Avenue, LUPO said in the old days Nola employed 25 to 30 men but now there were only four or five men On the payroll and only about 600 copies of the Daily Sports Bulletin are printed each day. LUPO said these are sold only in Louisiana and none are mailed out of the State, as he does not desire to become involved in a possible violation of any of the new Federal legislation pertaining to interstate gambling activities... After ABEL JOHN CHAUVIN cut off his . bookmakers on December 22, 1961, On January 5, 1962, said that SAM SAZA, a long-time bookmaker in the New Orleans area, was then providing results of Fair Grounds races only ° there was no: ig62,[ service from the Fair Grounds. a ee SCOAMAE | HW 45760 DBocld:32290110 Page 5
5 | NO 92-390 /tal . _ JFK Act 6 (4) to bookmakers along Jefferson _Highw in Jefferson Parish. On February 2, 1962,[  Jsaid service from the Fair Grounds had been very poor since CHAUVIN ceased operating in December and at that time various bookmakers had devised their own systems of obtaining race results from the Fair Grounds on an individual basis. He said that, to cut down expenses, they were sharing the results with each other. ead The following is a summary of investigations conducted . by: the New Orleans Office since Nola Printing Company went out , of business as a race wire service in September, 1961. Thése investigations ddxo: not reveal that there is any race wire ser- vice available to bookmakers in the New Orleans Metropolitan area which weuld enable them te pay off winning bettors on the same day that out-of-state races are run. Ser CF keg \ | - | | SOSA AC - 45760 DoclId:32290110 Page 6