“Releared onder the woh F. Kenmedy Aefaeeination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USct Tir Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32339975 Page 1 ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90154-10004 HQ CR 62-9-210-15 Document Information FBI HAV HQ 12/29/1958 9 . AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA MICHAEL MCLANEY PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/30/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO, INC ADMIN PAGE Date: 6/1/2015
Released under bean. Kenned i i I . ¥ Assassination Records C i : DATES dag ae a“ oOllection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote) = Cffice Men i lum + UNITET OD ;OVERNMENT to: — Director, FBI CONS ENTIAL parg: December 29, ~~... FROM : Legat, Havana (64-153) . ° SUBJECT: - AMERICAN/GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA “ ANT I-RACKETEERING DECLASSIFIED BY f- Reference Havana letters August 27, and September and Miami teletype of October 23, 1958, transmitting information received from Legat, Havana. ‘get forth below is additional information which has come a to the attention of the Legat, Havana, con thacraoigwities and - -qinterests of American gamblers in Cuba: AND FIALDPFFICES - > ' a ADVISER HY KOvpEWe. BN a GENERAL INFORMATION: a So) urp(s)\b7.. SAS. _ on The disturbed political situation im Cuba aad the. resulting = -'4 decrease in tourism has had a severe affect im recent months oa the > 2‘, gambling casinos in Havana. ost of the casinos are barely breaking rd" even. It is apparent, however, that Americana gamblers. coentiaye to “\]5i.,have an optimistic long-range view concerning the eveatua rea 3s “of gambling casinos in Cubs. In résent moaths on. theo-0ci 4 <* & gamblers have sold interests in casinos, there has i ‘{il a number of other gamblers interested in buying those \ San addition, the legat, Havana, continues to receive 0 indicating that other gamblers in the United States are. to invest in and construct more casinos in Cuba as soon as: the political situation stabilizes. ce On 9/29/58, T. James Ennis, manager of the Hotel Havana-Riviera, advised that he was informed by a Florida hotel manager named (FNU) VON HAGEN that VON HAGEN was interested in setting up an island-wide punch board operation in Cuba. VON HAGEN stated that PILAR GARCIA, Chief, Cuban National Police, had indicated that he would allow such an operation if given a percentage. On 12/18/58, @HAVSc18 informed that a new gambling casino Ub of small size called TheColony would shortly open up on the Isle 4 of Pines, Cuba, and that this casino would be operated by an | jndividual named BEN-FINNEY and another individual named PHIL - . of _- SCHAEFER. _: -~ A --H ep @iivk"Balso informed that an individual named STANLEY -*" ““SpENSKY, who formerly owned a number of houses of prostitution and/} | s glot machines in Steubenville, Ohio, had just been released from pri where he had been thence 53 for purder" and was in Havana Fooking for a gambling. prgr nD which he could invest money. - clan VY. - RO OT . sn teh Gag. 900 7 | 12 - Bur 7 2 . ; . rn 4 | 1 - favana j go lee -CL ; a a Docld: 32339975 Page 2?