Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAV
To: HQ
Document date: 12/5/57
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90068-10032

RECORD SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

62-75147-210-98

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HAV

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 12/05/1957

PAGES: 4

SUBJECT:

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

06/24/1998

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

MEMO

DocId: 32328081

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote)

DATE:: 11-14-2017

OOAFXLENIIAL

Havana Riviera Hotel. As has been previously reported

121 €

ANSKY aISbl

has money invested in the gambling casino in the Hotel Nacional and

LANSKY, oversees this gambling operation. " Associated

with LANSKY in the Riviera are HARRY and BEN SMITH, twin brothers most

recently out of Toronto, Canada, although there is some indication

that they were engaged in gambling operations in the New Jersey area

some years ago. Handling the restaurant operation and public relations

at the Riviera is PHILLIP YAWORSKY, alias, JERRY BROOKS.

to opecate the Luau on the 79th Street Causway on Miami

He is reported

EDMUND LEVINSON, most recently of Las Vegas, is in charge of the

Beach, Florida.

gambling operation at the Riviera. " Several dealers and stick men

•from Las Vegas have beer brought in by LEVINSON from Las Vegas, three

"HARLEY and JOE "RED' fILL. As

conducting a dealers' school

to train Cuban dealers for work in the

Riviera.

The Hotel Capri, which opened for business on November 29,

1957, is ostensibly owned

above, and J. J. SHEPPARD. LIÉBERBAUM has stated that he operates the

Dunes Motel in Miami Beach and SHEPPARD is reported to be the operator

of the Hotel Leamington in Miami." Information received fròm HAV-4

indicates that with regard to the gambling casino in the Capri, the

Vice President, and his brother, RICHARD DI COSTANZO,' aka., RICHARD

New Jersey

gambler and that NICHOLAS DISCOSTANZO, alias,

BUTCH," is originally from Yonkers, New York, and has in the past

operated large floating crap games

in Westchester County&

Ident their Kies

One source has indicated that CHARLE

OURINE, alias,

CHARLIE WHITE, "CHARLIE THE BLADE, " has a piece of the casino at (

:1..

the Capri. TOURINE is said to be from New Jersey and in the past

He is also

with numerous aliases including

"JIMMY BLUE EYES. "

Information has also been received that ARB'eCHEN, formerly

Nea In turk we more recently at the feather the Ris eras,

the Capri. HY SAMUELS, formerly of Schenectady, New York, and most

recently at the Cal-Neva Lodge, WINGY GROBER'e place in Lake Tahoe,

is here to work as wheel boss

COA

TIAL

67-95147-210-

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