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Document date: 07/18/1958
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07/18/1958

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AMERICAN GAMBLERS IN CUBA

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Unclassified

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CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/24/1998

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' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2101 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

CV 92-328

OHIO

The Ohio Bell Telephone Company records

reflegt telephone number WAshington 1-2173 1s listed to

FRANK ROSEN, 12805 Shaker Boulevard, Suite 508. Cleveland,

Ohio.

The Cleveland Retail Credit Men's Company, on

June 10, 1958, listed ROSEN's wife as SOPHIA, that his credit

rating from 1928 - 1950 was poor; that he. was formerly manager

of the Rapid Smoke Shop at 2045 East 105th Street,

Cleveland.

The Cleveland "Press" of August 30, 1945, reported Information

concerning FRANK ROSEN's connection with

the "281 Club"

.in. |

the Hotel Hollenden, this place being described as a

gambling spot.

Lieutenant MARTIN COONEY, Cleveland Police

Depart-

ment, in 1944 described FRANK ROSEN as the Manager, Hollenden

Bridge Club, which 1s a notorious meeting place for members

and individuals closely associated with the gambling element.

MOE DALITZ was interviewed by Bureau Ágents on

June 25, 1945, at which time he stated he maintained a

financial Interest with four other partners in the operation

of Suite 281, Hollenden Hotel, managed bỳ FRANK ROSEN. This

was reported as a gambling operation

In July, 1946, the then Cleveland Informant CL-118,

advised that FRANK ROSEN, who managed the gambling head-.

quarters of the Cleveland

gambling syndicate located in

Suites 201-2-3-4, Hollenden Hotel, which was discontinued

sometime ago, is now assigned to the Beverly Hills Country

Club gambling casino operated at Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, by

the Cleveland gambling syndicate..

OHIO

Mr. ROBERI JOYCE, Manager,

Hollenden Hotel fuse I-

symbol), on July 3, 1958,

advised that FRANK ROSEN did have

a gambling spot in

the Hotel years agg. He said ROSEN also

ran a "chemin de fer"

game for MORRIS CLE INMAN, LOUS ROTHKOPF .

and MOE, DALITZ, but fell Into disravor with these men because

of mismanagement of the spot. JOYCE said ROSEN went into

"booking" for himself and may still be doing this although

he has been a pretty sick man for a number of months.

Mr.

JOYCE said that ALLARD TOSEN, Floor Manager of the Desert

Inn, Las vegas, Nevada,

is the son of FRANK ROSEN and

probably secured this position through his father's contacts.

RUe.

OHIO

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