AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITY IN CUBA
Agency: HSCA
Originator: HSCA
Document date: 06/14/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

10/2/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

HSCA

180-10103-10006

RECORD SERIES :

NUMBERED FILES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

011666

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

HSCA

TITLE: AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITY IN CUBA

DATE: 06/14/1978

PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS :

CUBA, RACKETEERINMG AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

TRAFFICANTE, SANTOS

FBI, FILES

DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

1B

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

04/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS:

Box 210.

v9.1

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BI notes

021060

An gambing Aet IN CuBA

MAIN FIK

62-75147-210

ASCA..

:6-14-78

Section 2

Volume 1of2 Risponse Volumes

Office resorandum

1-144-58

TO: DIR; FB E

62- 15147-210-103

FRi: Legal ATTAL, HAMANA, CUbr

subi: Am Gambling At ou CubA

muebur Claub Casino, Hote Nacional

TAke Leasky oreisees the opuation;

principal intes: moe Bernaid Dalits

neyer Lansky, tom Tucker, & thima Joseph

me ginty

sotel Comodoro Casiao

- in the part managed by lalub RoMA, FE

No 13784691

a con inf ali

adnud bos Sons Traff ha an enteet

1 Incanso.

Holle Herara Riveera Cano

DiNo cellini

x taino Horanty le

pesor managers

Edmund bennson - overall maroges.

sotel Capri Casino

jarl Libertaum-pait ainer

Chaile "Le Blade" Tourne x Putad

Nichola Cnstanjo part auners.

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-alio mentinel ta Lanto riappicanti had

a sutstantial intutin ita casino

Hotel Sinlla Beltmre Cacino

omes by Cutan engresmai Amletto Battisti,

Lans Louci

Conco trafucante, pe stersi, e for

Regis

martin Cox

alberto ardua moya,

said that Aidun is tho by ran

fD Roseito Fernandey Miranda

- kochu is leu

for frei Batista

oche casinas under cmeticcios

ola solle Playa -dountoun Harana - foe stasse

Hoal Deaunee muntly modiles hold

urus allo git a licine for a

ganiling casino.

62 - 75147-210-A

antiale -

12-13-52

-mentons hat the baran Pinea noe

repoitialy cost 24 milion

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affice memorandum

8-20-52

TO: DU, FBI

62 - 15147-210-94

Fe: Legat, Desara

am gambling actinties li Cuba

GII F

Fite General Sincelylin Antillegin

of Batta recend 50% of al propel

fun slot macines is me NAccoral:

emplied lal the same perm men

50% pinace people.

- Lansly railiat during due normal ter

plac

lin not machine Hele i 4000-6000 a

мик -

Office mmurandin

1-24-57

TO : DIR, FRE

ER: LgAL Atiche, Harma, CubA 62

- 75147-210-20

- norman Nothian nho forecly operated the

Copakatana

Might Cho is Camaguay, Сива

- alo, migue Triky ,

a colait a te Heirana

адріс ,

said on

123-51 saud that a

mei gambling casino to be opened at (totel

Comodora 1,

Hessia

F24/ 1951.

-sap that i Cmodora is ne dy Harnal

leading hotel only send to te Naurial

- soun also said that lapace Reina,

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aka Rulph Reina, is to se Wo managing

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at Cinodora cauno -

sam ali rais

las Reina is a close arsonali danto

Trafficante, TR., I Wat a numbera

yau ago Rena uns asso nih

Trapperante i ol bolite racket is

Tampa, FL

Im Gamb

- СивА.

Letion 3

MAN Fit 62-7514 7-210

HSCA 8-14-78

OFPILE MEMORAN DUM -

TO: DIR FBI

ER: LegaL ATTACLE, HAVANA

Subj Am Gamblig in CabA

262- 75/47-210

8-27-58

- descuber an effort by cuban gou to prevent

trafficante fim opening a casino in the Hotel

-i does say.

Lat Lanky saiD

Plaza recent minto (amnese) cider

Santo Trafficente had ben allempting

import dot machine dicet

incoad of

bay man. to Fernanden)

Larily save the vas effeten n the care T

He Hot Hanna Hilton.

the Cutangor noned

get a sultantral talk.

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pz.

- р3:

boss

Holl NacionaL

- wilbua Clack,

meyer Lansky airo has as

interest,

al hai on interd i le Riveia

-mentens What foe Rogen, the alian per fore

sassi, a luciners assoc y S.T.)

17-23-58 a source adnus bat DAve

jaras, the former" chapo guman,

ken is Havana

-on 8158, hemes

/ Kelley, lendet manaju 0f

the Nome NAcioL, aid tak mike meLaney,

had been inquiring ahows purchany the tool

nacional

Kolil Hanna Pinera

face x meye Lanaky;

Вану к Вел с

Smith;

Hotel Capri launa

socice mentin was ST. has an interus

in the Capro, Sans Souci, Deannele

cmocoro, x le wieton.

soul sassa 11,1700

joe: Stassi-manager

Sans douci

panorite hang oet y Trappiance

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Tropiara

managed by Wehom outo Birdsts

Hobel Comodoro Casino

Trappicante

Hoce Plaza

- not yet opened

Trafficante

Hold denlla Bitmou

-operatol by ancelto Battisti

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TO: DIRKBE

FA: SAL, NewyonK

Sun: Am Gomo Her in curs

- conf inf sace thats had 60% Smsoner,

for Enosi, 20%, and a Cular Nationa,.

Raul gonzaley 20%

ginzalez bad a close ennection much the

misle sens Cuba

araji attendane s Sons Jouci small

to bingo men called leane and

Buchner came in to keep out

85

losing mney - new arrangement

20 г

20 - кеан квинкиет

20 - Gonzal

40

5-T:

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- de of the informants in either Kease or Bucknes

- it in Keane - camefimage nhe he

ran bingo to golo Sarana

- sacre left dams somi beau

andll sank y deats

hear sail hat fim what le asseused as

k in lovicy ince the bevera

Wat le entre speatin us lony bum

8,0,000 1 33,000 а ттн.

all he loght to Sons Soci

= sent

somelang, mayke jink.

then questine

about the wahment he said it was

has the Sons Soner noid sta

that it doint fyn

у оки

put to lose money.

5-9-58-

TO: DIR, FBI

LEDAT / HAVANA

Suh, ..

- Am ComB

1.10

Norman Rochman

operaling slot machine

in the interso y Cita - said on

537-58

sot machine tade dad beer very slow:

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OFFICE MEMO

TO-PIRIERE

ER - SAL, New Vork

Suk: Am Jamb Aet

VATIONAL

manager-

tin 1n1 -

3-18-58

wilbur clark

mo Dality,- luky Kolad,

Rinera

omed - Hang e Ben Smith

тапацік

ed Leninso

Сори Мюн/

poteid to hare been piranced bi

cerbaum x Sly thepard Jac

Самно

Raid to hare bee finaneed hi

NiaL Di

Colago

deders school. being operated by

Harana 1i1ton

- nou vadei endrictios; espected k oper fur, 1968

Laus douci

under cmtrol o Trafficante → mannauno

sayo mannarino hare slot machini i del cy Cula

- saup that Noiman Roman, fe mecola, x Mih

fine alle look apta the mamenno intereit

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Tropians

- Thappicante

-managed by pie Binety "Luty clack"

aX125165

3052

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- aero saup... chai...

08 438-440

s.w.

wIne site the reyhborhood

here enlio ouque...

was last known to har

readed, ascattened that regen had mored

w/out larry on, forciadus addies.

-M Oct 18, 1963 Bosch, in.. on

interview said that there uns no

longer a Cubse Anti-Com. Anny, Excambay

I lat seque himself

wai.no/mge.

shire

1n auti-castoo

endeavori

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