Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/16/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10207-10063

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-9-29-661

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 05/16/1963

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, BAHAMAS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

09/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P)

OCRIMINAL INTELLICENCE PROGRAM

MIAMI DIVISION

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WEEKLY SUMMARY

MM 509-C-TE advised that HARRY WILENSKY and HERMAN

WILENSKY the week of May 2, 1963, opened

a club, known as

*Past Time Bridge and Pinochle Club" in Room 214 and 215

of the Harvey Building,

Miami Beach /for bookmaking, shys

locking and card playing activities.

They had planned to

employ THEODORE: SKOROUSKI, who did handle the bookmaking

at the South Beach Democratic Club, Miami Beach, but some

difficulty arose between SKOROUSKI and one of the WILENSKY

brothers and they instead acquired the services of HARRY

PALANCE to handle the bookmaking operation.

PALANCE used

to be a partner of RUTH GASSENHEIMER in the operation of

the Patio Bridge Club about 10 years ago and during the

past winter season was connected with the bookmaking and

card playing operation at the Royalton Hotel Club in

Miami..

The WILENSKY brothers plan to handle the shylocking

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92-515

operation. This source advised that HERMAN WILENSKY

Nevada, when their automobile was involved in an automobile

accident with a truck south of Perry, Fla., and both were

in both

killed. HARRY ANTHAN, has been hanging around the WILENSKY

and killer in New York City.

This informant also advised that funeral services

for WILENSKY and NATHAN were held on 5/10/63, at Riverside

Funeral Home, Miami Beach. He attended the service and

expressed surprise because very few racket individuals

attended the service.

He advised BEN HUSICK, Miami file

162-80; THEODORE SKOROUSKI; MILTON SPITZER (Miami file V

165-211) ; JOSEPH INDELICATO (Miami file 92-404), and STASIMON,

a bookmaker and gambler, were the only racket individuals /':

he saw there. He understood HARRY WILENSKY intends to con-

tinue the operation of the Past Time Bridge and Pinochle

Club.

MM 714-C advised that he received information

that LOU CHESLER had obtained a 10 year exclusive license

for casino gambling on the Grand Bahama Island and that

and Baren

CHESLER's son-in-law, OLLIE (INU), is handling all details

for the setup of the gambling operation at Grant Bahama

and that all operations must go through OLLIE. This source

also stated

he heard that OLLIE had been contacted by a person,

whose name is believed to be SAMMONS of Dallas, Texas, con-

cerning the gambling casino and by a GORDON RUEZ, who

reportedly

was the representative of "Doc" HARRIS of the Los

Angeles

group.

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MM 509-C-TE stated he was told MEL HARRIS,

Son

of ALLIE HARRIS, who is a big gambler and bookmaker,

presently in New York City, married LOU CHESLER's daughter

almost 2 years ago; is the

key man in the gambling casino

and in the development of CHESLER's home sites and businesses

in Grand Bahama.

MEL HARRIS is setting up a firm known as

HARRIS International Sales Co., and has signed a lease for

a suite in the Geller Building, Miami Beach, to handle

the

operations of the Grand Bahama

Development Co. and the

Bahama Amusement Co. (concern which handles the gambling

casino)

both controlled by CHESLER. He also learned CHESLER

has a 10 year license to operate a gambling casino at Grand

Bahama, which will be reviewed after the first or second

year.

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