“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999 (44 USC 27107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 Agency Information AGENCY RECORD NUMBER : v9.1 RECORD SERIES : ~ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : ' CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Docld: 32293867 Page 1. JFK Assassination System Identification Form FBI 124-10212-10143 HQ CR 62-75147-210-65 Document Information FBI LEG, HAVANA DIRECTOR, FBI 05/03/1955 1 MZF, ASSOC, B/F INT, GAMBLING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/24/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 5/1/2015
Jfeleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records 8 Con een on BPE of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-7017 - _» STANDARD FORM NO. 64 a “DATE: May 3, 1965 - Havana, Cuba “al MERICANYG! anime seems In CUBA | Gur ue = fa) 1ST Stud VN me, ye “ f » ZTosv) JA AU i. an ig 4 Reference Havana fia We chal, 1955, which, among other things, pointed out that Cuban Law Decree No. 2019 dated 1-27-55 authorized gambling in clubs and cabarets which were certified as suitable for such purposes by the Cuban Institute of Tourisme OU x On 4m28—m55 CI HAV—-11 advised that he had been informed that a concession to bring slot. machines into Cuba and set them u "eee had been granted by Minister of the Intericr, SANTIAGEAREY, FY, to MARTINVEOK oWe of the owners \ of the Tropicana Night. vb in Havana. He said this information had been given to him by GEOR Ey SEVINE, FBI No. 38291530 WhO. is most upget because he Vy claims the slot mach e concession had been promised to him. BEI) - Source said that he had further been informed that DINGACELLINI, 8 FBI Noe 2198122, American floor man at the Tropicana gambling casino, had q Jip made a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, and had made the fay) arrangements af: for the shipping of the slot 6 machines to Cubae, O@) u| Ca “On hn29-55, Mro ErMUND CE HESTER, confidant and confidential advises to President FULGENCIO BATISTA of Cuba and a good contact of the Havana - Sa office, was in the office on another matter. He was questioned as to ‘ NOS whether the above mentioned Law Decree authorized the use of slot machines; RN in Crba. Mro CHESTER said that he, himself, had been interested in nf : matter and had mde inquiry and was told that the Law Decree apparent]s authorized all. types of gambling devices, including slot machines Mr. CHESTER further advised that he‘ had been informed that | “ mPa% considerable pressure had been put on the Cuban Institute of Tourism to fy obtain the passage of the above Law Decree, with the thought that Havana Us. might be converted into another lag Vegas .=fHe said that a great deal of q ( this pressure was brought by MEYEI CANSKY,, FBI Noe 791783, notorious ie American eT, some of whose ac activities were  Peporte ip in reference Py pte th Havana Letter wan. as : 3 (ie r Extra ‘copies of this letter are attached for forwarding by the 0 65 Bureau to the Miami‘and Salt Lake City offices. It will be appreciated if S at the latter office receives. any. Anformation' ‘through informants concerning cas) s the shipment of slot mchines' from Las Vegas to Cuba, that the information , | be furnished to the Bureau FoR: mae ring \eorttht g 0 officed 9 | Yay. me DED 8 BAs fe = LY /- IM hye” an ryt Qu + Smaart a Go: Ps . 7. | aT ale Le Di =) wees we 4 3 Sl 3 ra & 128 Ue | I eg WF b Docld: 32293867 Page 2?