Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/27/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10208-10014

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-9-29-755

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 12/27/1963

PAGES: 2

SUBJECTS :

CIP, RACK AND SUBV, ACT, AMATO, ANGELO ANTHONY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/25/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29)

SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P)

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

MIAMI DIVISION

WEEKLY SUMMARY

allegedly made his money in gambling, bookmakings

-narcotics and

the restaurant business in Cleveland, Ohio, is currently in FlA

Miami. He learned that AMATO just became a partner in the book-

making and betting operation of IRVING/LION (Miami 165-274) and

associates. AMATO reportedly owns a restaurant in Las Vegas, -

Nev., and allegedly the layoffs are going to go from ZION and

his associates to AMATO in Las Vegas, who in turn will distribute

them to his connections in Las Vegas. He was further told that

ARTIE/BERKE, a gambler and former tavern operator in Miami, is

a partner of AMATO in the Las Vegas restaurant. This source

also advised that RUBY AZARUS (Miami 92-406) lost a football FL

bet to ZION in the amount of $15,000 which he paid to ZION on

12/16/63.

LA.

This source also related that JOHN

F1 92-544 and 166-173) besides meking collectiohs and settlements

BAZARUS and ANTHONY SALERNO,

also collects for BOBBIE

BURNS, a

local bookmaker and shylock.

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He also reported that JOSEPH OMARIO (Miami 92-144)

is getting weaker, physically, and as

result of a stroke can

no longer speak.

In addition,

he was informed that BOMMARITO

has cirrhosis of the liver. se

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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MM 92-515

Further, he learned a great number of bookmakers are

taking 4 to 5 bettors toXiropical Park Race Irack, Coral Gables.

Fla., and are booking their bets.

He learned the bookmaker

provides the transportation, pays the entrance fee, pays for

the noon meal and gives the bettor a 10% discount on his losses.?

This discount, he understood, is to induce the bettor to bet with

the bookmaker

instead of the track windows

MM 673-C advised that TOM/SOMMA associated with the

Yarmouth Cruises, Inc., Miami, Fla., has been contacting various

individuals interested

in gambling, including HARRYDEVY, head of

a group to secure legalized gambling in Florida, in an effort to

sell four large ocean

going vessels, one of which is the SS YARMOUTH

for séven million dollars, as each vessel is designed to be used as

a gambling ship.

He learned that the earlier part of December, BILL

MILLER, alleged gambler, who used to operate Bill Miller's Riviera

in Ft. Lee, Ne J., flew over to Freeport, Grand Bahama sland to

look over the possibilities relative to the Lucayan Beach Hotel

and gambling casino.

This source was advised that the gambling casino in

Beirut, Lebanon, earns about one twentieth of the government's

revenue each year.

He learned that several nights after the Plantation

Restaurant, Hallandale, Fla., reopened (about 12/20/63) ERANK

DIOGUARDI (Miami 92-405), JAMESXPLUMERI (Miami 92=503) , MAR

THARPE, allegedly a bookmaker and partner of DIOGUARDI, in the

operation of the Casa Maria Restaurant, and JOE/EISCHETTI

(Miami 92-99) had dinner there.

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