Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/20/1953
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/27/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10291-10378

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-210-44

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

11/20/1953

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NRO, ASSOC, SMO, ML, B/F INT, GAMBLING, RACK ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/07/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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TO

Director, FBI

DATE:

November 20, 1953

Havana, Cuba

FROM :

Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba (64-153)

SUBJECT

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

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Re Miami letter to the Bureau November 5 last

H702.

The following general information concerning the local gambling

situation was furnished by PCI DINO CELLINI of the gambling casino of the

2/24/82

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Tropicane Might clubs

Havana, on 11-18-53 while he was being interviewed

on another matter.

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CELLINI confirned that the gambling concession at the Hotel

The only additional information furnished by him and not contained

In relet was the fact that SHIELDS had operated the Dunes Club in Norfolk,

Va, (possibly Virginia Beach).

He also said that SHIELDS had operated in

Southern Pines, North Carolina (X)

The Oriental Park horse track is scheduled to reopen on November

21, 1953 after being closed during the summer months.

CELLINI said he had

bid

for the gambling concession in the Jockey club which is located in

the grandstand at the track;

however, he was intormed that the concession.

had been given to one GEORGE

LEVINE, who fronted for the concession during

the 1952-53 winter season.

This office was never successful in definitely

establishing who put up the money for the operation although there was a

2/82 BY.SPUT

definite tie-in between it and the Sans Souci night club. LEVINE is

believed to be out of Miam

He resided at the Hotel Comodoro in Havana

during the past season.

CELLINI advised approval from government authorities had been

obtained to set up a gambling operation at the Havana Greyhound Kennel

slub, the only dog track in cuba.

He said that the past week CHARTES F.

'CHUCK" REVER, who fronted for the Vannarino interests at the Sans Souc:

in Havana several years ago, had been in town to study the possibilities

of setting up the operation

at the dog track. Due to a clause in the

DATE

contract between the owners of the dog track property and the operators to

the effect that no gambling other than the regular pari-mutual betting will

be allowed on the property,

CELLINI said that the setting up of the

operation is stymied at the present. He explained that the owners of the

dog track property also own the casino Nacional which they hope to rent

at to some one for the coming winter season.

Since the dog track and the

Casino are Inated a short diane onto the of the mone

do not wishoto prejudice their chances

of renting the casino by permitting

simbling to bitate at the dog tracke

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CDA : JES

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75S..4,

November 20, 1953

Havana, Cuba

To:

Director, FBI

Budget TO ANI LIVITE IN OUR DA

The Sans Souci club continues to be operated by NORMAN ROTHMAN,

stomach cancer and is in serious condition.

He said that ALTMAN is not

aware of the fact that he has cancer. (

Concerning the Montmartre club, ChuM furnished no information

as to who will operate the gambling concession there this year. It wil

se recalled that MEYER SANSKY had a share of the concession during the

past season. l

Extra copies of this letter are attached for forwarding by the

Bureau to the Miami, Norfolk and Charlotte offices.

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