AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90068-10017 : / RECORD SERIES: HO ° AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-75147-210-85 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HAV TO: HO TITLE: DATE: 05/28/1956 | PAGES: 2 SUBJECT: | AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA * DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 06/24/1998 a, UPDATE DATE: STATUS _ Redact ” RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: MEMO ~— Docld: 32328066 Page 1
Ys — ~ offer Me HEREIN 13 TO : ‘Director, PBI EXCEPT? wa to Reference Havana. letter dated April 11, 1956, setting forth + proposed plans of the Cuban National Folice to fingerprint and photograph all American gamblers in Cuba who have criminal backgrounds i and who are associated with gambling casinos presently operating (5 _* 5 DECLASSIFIED BY - Lt, HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ, Chief, Alien Control Section, Chban ‘ National Police, advised on May 25, 1956, that no definite decision thas been made to date concerning the above proposed plan. He advised sthat all of the gambling casinos which operated during the winter A?season are still operating, but that most of them are running on a 4 ysmaller scale and that many of the Americans: connected with them have { ea returned to the United States until the beginning of the next winter ru . .~" 2 °@ Sie A 4 yf: : ideméification records of those individuals known to the ee Be. ren tinea sa ne SAE 27 ( ¥ PPO nen ta a) © n ie) i) eZ \ gS Havana Office who aré living or working in Cuba have been furnished bide i ¢ ® to Lt, HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ for his official use. Since Lt, iat ||: tee gis a close contact of this office, it is felt that should the presentHi,. ‘ * | idea of the Cuban National Police to fingerprint and photograph all if WH wy Americans who are connected with gambling be- effected, ait’ wold provide re x a very valuable amount of information for the Bure aux) u) ME 4 -At the present time the International Casino of he Hotel ae Nacional, the Tropicana and the Sans Souci gambling rooms are all ar ! operating. The Hotel Nacional is having as equally successful a sunday a ~~ % Season as it did a winter season after the casino opened, ‘The. Tropicana “= -@ continues to attract tourists through its extensive and elaborate shows _ ris and its reputation as a night club. The Sans Souci, although still operating, has cut every cost in order to keep open during the summer | in hopes of building up trade for the next winter season. fey u) 7 Al : ; ohh The Jockey Club Gambling Casino at Oriental Fark Racé Track # has been operating continuously under the direction of DINO CELLINI. The ‘tuban Racdge Association, however, has plans to close its meet on 5-27-56, and Zt is not known if racing will be continued during the summer montys uridey a. cooperative plan proposed by the horse owners, Should neste the gambling cas 5° (ik) Oriental Park will undoubtedl cen Lif bs' opera 1 OR D. W oF ge Oa it ¥e Ge : LY Qe, Qlo- &B 1—pP PCL ANYSAZO S6U3.23 PRaE? Kvisea on’ 790 21 956, that the | Havana Greyhound<y hel: Club “whi fetes the 6g ipa ans to (aL Un Gre a apaon - Pde of AACipE a mil wi > CONE: } UN Hf 7956 A) \" 96 WE ceo sail Ee, REGORDED - 9) a, bu Jun 4 1086 “Ce \NDEXED - 91 en Se Docld: 32328066 Page 2?