Articles
and other media
Some articles, presentation and other media created over the years related to illegal gambling history.
The following articles have been published in the Casino Chip and Token News, the quarterly magazine of the Casino Collectibles Association, and will be added here periodically. Email me if interested in something sooner.
Stag Bar: A Family Mystery
Havana, IL
Published: CCTN - Winter 2021
Mike Cunico: Cowboy Gambler
Taos, NM
Published: CCTN - Spring 2021
Bar X & the Dallas Rat
Dallas, TX
Published: CCTN - Summer 2021
On the Run with the Harry Lee Showboat
East Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi
Published: CCTN - Fall 2021 (AOTY)
Bueno Fortuna:
The Case of the Dallas Good Fortune
Dallas, TX
Published: CCTN - Winter 2022
Colonial Club and Beyond
Hot Springs, AR
Published: CCTN - Winter 2022
Sam Hare & the New Dells
Chicago, IL
Published: CCTN - Spring 2022
Montana Mystery Chips
Ashland, MT
Published: CCTN - Summer 2022
El Paso vs. Knickerbocker Club
El Paso, TX
Published: CCTN - Fall 2022
Buffaloed in Texas
Algoa, TX
Published: CCTN - Summer 2023
West End Club:
Mississippi's 24 Hour Meltdown
Lamar County, MS
Published: CCTN - Fall 2023
John Romeo & The Key Club
Biloxi, MS
Published: CCTN - Winter 2023
Tripo & The Sportsman
Galveston, TX
Published: CCTN - Winter 2023
Jo Jo Balch: Galveston's Male Madam
Galveston, TX
Published: CCTN - Spring 2024
Hamtramck: Michigan's Poorly Hidden Secret
Hamtramck, Michigan
Hamtramck, a suburb of Detroit, had its own world of vice. With mayors running their
campaigns from behind bars, its no wonder the lawlessness was rampant in the small town. Read about how one small enclave had an enormous history.
Published: CCTN - Summer 2020
J. J. Connors: Alabama's Gentleman Gambler
Montgomery, Alabama
J. J. Connors walked into the newspaper office with “the story of a lifetime”. His lifetime that is. But what he divulged was only part of the story. Read the entire, unbiased story of Montgomery, Alabama’s “Gentleman Gambler” here.
Published: CCTN - Spring 2020