A
Abelman, Abraham, 3, 4
Abelman, Harrison, 4
Abelman, Nathan, 3
Abelman, Nick, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 61, 62, 73, 75, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 90, 91, 97, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 111, 112, 118, 120, 126, 127, 128, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 150, 151, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 189, 190, 196, 197, 208, 219
Abelman, Robert, 104, 150, 151, 158, 175, 196, 197
Abelman, William, 104, 150, 151, 158, 175, 196, 197
Accardo, Joe, 82, 83, 104, 200, 201, 211, 215
Adler, Sanford, 173, 174, 184, 186, 205, 206, 210
Albert, Herman, 44
Anastasia, Albert, 171
Anderson, Richard, 216
Annenberg, Moses "Moe", 82, 83
Atkinson, H. H., 78
B
Baer, Max, 91, 118
Balzar, Fred - Governor, 82, 99
Bank Club, 55, 56, 58, 62, 72, 73, 82, 83, 85, 89, 90, 92, 93, 100, 132, 133, 138, 140, 145, 153, 164, 165, 167, 180, 186, 188, 193, 194, 199, 200, 202, 203
Barengo, Pete, 126, 127, 207, 208
Baric, May, 28
Barieau, Walter, 139
Barker Gang, 81, 95, 96, 104
Barret, Evelyn, 196
Beecher, Bud, 193
Bell, Lee, 38
Bellehelen, 37
Benetti, Louie, 73
Bennett, Tony, 213
Bergstrom, Bill, 167
Berle, Milton, 194
Bessemer, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Bien, Roy E., 168
Big Casino, 33, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 46, 51, 107
Biggs, May, 139
Biltz, Norman Henry, 65, 66, 143, 148, 165, 167, 185, 186, 205, 206, 207, 218
Binaggio, Charles, 184
Birch, MacQuiddy "Three Fingered Mac", 26, 27, 28, 46, 48, 49
Blunk, Ernest, 122
Bonnie and Clyde, 81
Bon-Ton Club, 32
Bow, Clara, 66, 147
Brown, Edmond G., 184
Brown, Shoshone, 45, 83
Buchalter, Lepke, 199
Bullfrog, 26, 31
Butler, 13, 14, 38, 49
Butler, D. H. & Sophia, 49
C
Caen, Herb, 194
Cahill, Robbins, 183, 202
Cahn, Sammy, 211
Callahan, John, 70, 71, 72, 73
Calneva, 63, 65, 69, 82, 83, 97, 103, 129, 138, 147, 148, 153, 159, 165, 174, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 195, 205, 208, 209
Cal-Neva, 114, 117, 119, 153, 173, 184, 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218, 220
Campbell, Judy, 213
Capone, Al, 70, 82, 83, 86, 146
Cardenas, Lazaro - Mexican President, 139
Carey, Jack, 14
Carli, Marietta, 204
Carnera, Primo, 91
Carpenter, Chet, 45
Charles Knox, 47, 48
Chase, John Paul, 94, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132
Christmas Tree, 163, 165
Cladianos, Pete, 90, 138
Clapp, Henry, 68
Clark, Wilbur, 164, 205
Clark, William, 35
Cobb, Ty, 102
Cobweb, 34, 35, 36, 43
Cochran, Frank, 95, 96, 121, 122, 129, 130, 132, 133
Cockburn, William, 25
Coffroth, James, 31
Cohen, Mickey, 171, 183, 194
Cole, George, 67, 68
Comstock, Harry, 65
Contratto, Jim, 158, 205, 206
Cord, E. L., 66
Cornero, Tony, 55, 141
Cowley, Sam, 131, 132
Criss, FBI Agent, 132
Crocker, William H., 18, 20, 68, 98, 100, 186
Crosby, Bing, 138, 142
Cumpanas, Ana, 128, 129
Currier, Roy, 142
Cusick, James, 43
Custer, Cal, 55, 103, 140, 141
D
D’Amato, Paul D. "Skinny", 211, 214, 216, 218
Dabkovich, Mary - Pavlovich, 42
Dalitz, Moe, 164, 174, 205
Damone, Vic, 215
Dandalos, Nick "The Greek", 177
Davis, Jack "Diamondfield", 22, 33
DeBernardi, Rick, 57
Delich, Sam, 204
Dempsey, Jack, 36, 37, 56, 86, 91, 102, 104, 110, 139, 141, 154, 215
Diamond Tooth Lil, 32, 33 44, 45
Diamond, David, 76
Dillinger, John, 121, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130
Diskin, M. A. - Attorney General, 68
Diullo, Lena, 147
Dominy, Mrs. Holly, 46
Donnelly, Captain, 54
Doyle, Bill, 65
Dragna, Jack, 70, 82, 104, 171
Drew, John, 200, 201, 202, 215
Dromjack, Matt, 79
Dunbar, Dorothy, 91
E
Earp, Wyatt, 9, 26, 31
Edwards, Wally, 127
Egleston, John J., 70, 73, 125, 127
Ehmke, Clarence, 175, 176
Einstoss, Bernie, 194, 195
Elliot, Ole, 20, 149
Ely, Nevada 20, 37, 48, 52, 82, 102, 149, 151, 180, 196, 197, 199
English, Chuckie, 216
Epstein, Mike, 194
Erickson, Fred, 47
Etchebarren, John, 89
F
Fairbanks, Douglas, 138
Farris, Howard, 177, 178, 203, 204
Fisher, Eddie, 215
Fitzgerald, Frank, 37
Fitzgerald, Lincoln, 174, 180, 181, 200
Fitzgerald, Meta, 180, 181
Fleischmann, Max C. - Major, 66
Floyd, "Pretty Boy", 130
Frisch, Roy, 69, 71, 72, 73, 121, 123, 124, 125, 132
Frost, Frankie AKA Frankie Foster, 146, 147, 203
Fuetsch, Joseph M., 69
Fulbright, William, 195
G
Gable, Clark, 138, 214
Gagiraudo, Tony, 86
Gambino, Carlo, 211
Gans, Joe, 18, 19, 20
Garbo, Greta, 91
Garland, Judy, 194
Gersich, Eddie, 97
Giancana, Sam, 194, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Gillis, Helen, 94, 95, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133
Gillis, Lester AKA "Baby Face" Nelson, 44, 93, 94, 95, 96, 121, 122, 123, 128 129, 130 133
Golconda, Nevada 12
Golden, Frank 13, 14, 89, 100, 101, 141, 146, 147, 153, 172, 200, 202, 215
Golden Hotel, Reno 89, 167
Goldfield, Nevada 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42, 44, 46, 56, 69, 127, 157
Gordon, Waxey, 190
Gorline, Harry, 123
Graham, Herbert N., 121
Graham, William "Bill", 1, 19, 21, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 82, 83, 85, 86, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 121, 125, 127, 132, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 146, 147, 148, 153, 154, 164, 165, 167, 186, 197, 199, 200, 202, 205, 207, 208, 215, 219
Grannis, Frank, 194, 195
Grant, Spencer, 65
Green, Eddie, 123
Greenbaum, Gus, 172, 173
Greeson, L.. R. Reno Chief of Police, 181
Griffin, James, 55, 94
Griffin, James J., 55
Griswold, Morley - Lieutenant governor, 99
Grober, Wingy”, 210, 213
Guinane, Edward, 129
Gusti, Joe, 50
H
Hall, Joe, 158
Hall, Tex, 54, 57, 65, 66, 73, 75, 76, 83, 94, 104, 129, 132, 205
Hammond, Dell, 32, 79
Harlow, Jean, 91, 138
Harold’s Club, 141, 167, 177, 193, 196, 219
Harrah, William Fisk "Bill", 140, 141, 159, 160, 161, 164, 165, 167, 178, 180, 193, 204, 219
Harrison, Carter H., 4
Hart, George, 135
Haughey, Joseph C., 187
Hawcroft, Lee, 135
Haymarket Club, 83, 85, 87
Heller, Zola, 185
Helmer, William J., 121
Henderson, Al, 67, 70, 125
Henderson, Phyllis L., 51
Hennessy, John P., 14
Hibbs, Albert, 177
Hickey, M. M. 26
High, David, 200
Hildegard, Florence AKA Diamondtooth "Lil", 32
Hill, Virginia, 173, 194
Hoffa, Jimmy, 214
Hoffman, Ancil, 91
Hollis, FBI Agent, 131
Hoover, Herbert - President, 98
Hoover, J. Edgar FBI Cheif, 128, 132, 211, 215
Hope, Bob, 142
Horn, Lena, 190
Horne, Dorothy Abelman, 196
Horton, Frank, 49
Howard, Charles, 139
Hughes, Howard, 143, 172
Humphrey, Hubert H., 211
I
Ida Porter, 48
J
Jacobs, Newton, 69
Jensen, Dan, 135
Jepson,, 86
Jepson, Melvin, 125
Johnson, William, 33
Johnson, Willy, 53
Jordan, Billy, 148
Jordan, John, 43
K
Karpis, Alvin, 81, 95, 96, 104
Kendall, Tom, 14
Kennedy, Ed, 51
Kennedy, Joe, 210
Kennedy, John F., 211, 213
Kennedy, Robert, 210, 214, 215 217
Kennedy, Teddy, 210
Kessell, David, 159, 185, 195, 203
Kind, Leo, 194
Kindle, Ray, 85
Klaus, W. K., 127
Kruse, Lester “Killer”, 202
Kyne, William E., 90, 185, 186
Kyne, William P., 185
L
Landfield, Kid Herman, 20
Lansky, Meyer, 171, 172, 173, 188, 194, 199, 200
Lawford, Peter, 210, 217
Lawson, Tom, 97
Lawson, William, 127
Lawton’s hot springs, 78, 79, 87, 136, 137
Lewis, Joe E., 215
Lewis, John, 73
Livingston, Belle, 101, 102
Logan, Tom, 139
Lopez, Trini, 213
Lovejoy, Earl, 75
Lucas, Nick, 142
Luchese, Gaetano, 216
Luciano, Lucky, 154, 171, 210
Luckenback, Lewis, 135
Lyden, Francis, 148, 150
M
MacQuiddy, Birch "Three Fingered Mac", 26, 27
Malley, Ed, 33, 67
Mandel, Leon 193
Manhatten, Nevada 27
Manion, J. F., 31, 32, 34, 43
Mapes, Charles Jr., 194, 195, 219
Marsh, W. A. “Billy”, 38
Marshall, Joseph, 76
Martin, Dean, 210, 213, 215, 216
Masseria, "Joe the Boss", 171
Masterson, Bat, 19
Mathis, Ruby, 174
Maunderell, Harold, 187
Mayer, Al, 18
McCarran, Pat, 15, 175
McCracken, Blackie, 85, 86
McGill, 82
McGuigan, Sadie, 157
McGuire, Phyllis, 213
McKay, Alta, 153
McKay, James C., 1, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 82, 83, 84, 85, 90, 91, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 117, 121, 125, 127, 132, 135, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 148, 150, 153, 154, 164, 165, 167, 173, 199, 200, 202, 205, 207, 208, 219
McKenzie, Alex, 43
McLean, Clarence, 6
Mercer, Frank, 136, 137
Merrell, James, 135
Miller, Arthur, 214
Mina Junction, 37
Mitchell, George, 142
Monroe, Marilyn, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217
Mooney, Paddy, 37
Mooney, Pat, 160
Mooney, Patrick, 186
Moore, Boyd 34
Moore, Noble John, 5, 34, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 125, 127
Moran, "Bugs", 146
Moreno, Tony "Soap", 55, 124, 132
Moretti, Willie, 211
Morgan, Oscar, 13, 21
Moss, Eddie, 177
Mullen, Jack, 148
Mullins, Scott, 37, 46
Murray, William, 122
N
Nash, Percival, 54
Negri, Joe "Fatso", 94, 122, 128, 129, 130, 132
Nelson, Arthur, 178
Nelson, Oscar "Battling", 18
Nelson, Warren, 26, 62, 148, 149, 157, 159, 160, 161, 177, 178, 179, 194, 195, 203, 204
Nichols, FBI Agent, 133
Nickel, Steve, 121
Nixon, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 32, 34, 53, 61, 101
Nolan, Billy, 18, 19
O
O’Keefe, Charles P., 196
Oddie, Tasker L. - Senator, 34
Olsen, Ed Gaming Control Board Chairman, 218
Osborne, G. T., 45
P
Palace Club, 62, 89, 90, 138, 141, 148, 149, 157, 158, 167, 177, 195, 203, 204, 206, 219
Parente, Joe, 55, 94, 121
Parman, Walter, 119, 163, 165, 189, 203, 205
Patterson, Charlie, 35
Pavlovich, Steve, 37, 39, 42, 48, 51, 52, 81, 83, 90, 97, 101, 103, 116, 126, 127, 136, 137, 143, 147, 158, 163, 164, 179, 180, 208
Pechart, Walter "Big Bill", 159, 185, 195, 196, 203
Petricciani, Clorinda, 149, 204
Petricciani, John, 62, 66, 89, 90, 97, 138, 148, 149, 157
Petricciani, Silvio "Sil", 66, 138, 148, 149, 157, 158, 159, 177, 204
Pettite, Fran, 142, 179, 195, 196
Pettite, June Abelman, 28, 34, 36, 48, 85, 98, 104, 120, 125, 126, 135, 138, 139, 141, 142, 157, 163, 175, 179, 196, 197, 199
Pettite, Sidney, 141, 142, 196
Pettite, William Judge, 3, 107, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 120, 141, 196, 197
Pittman, Key - Senator, 15, 34, 154
Pittman, Vail - Governor, 37
Polakoff, Moses, 154
Pollard, Red, 139
Porter, Marie Audrey Abelman, 46
Powers, H. J., 80, 83
Preston, Morrie, 22
Price, E. L., 185
Primm, Ernie, 158
Prowse, Juliet, 215
Purvis, Melvin, 128, 129, 132
R
Ragen, James, 83
Raymond, C. Elizabeth 12
Remmer, Elmer "Bones", 58, 59, 62, 65, 66, 73, 75, 83, 94, 117, 119, 137, 139, 140, 142, 148, 153, 159, 164, 165, 173, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210
Remmer, Elmer “Bones,”, 62, 164
Rennie, Charles, 135
Reno, Nevada 1, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21, 29, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 42, 45, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 114, 118, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 184, 185, 188, 189, 190, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220
Resnick, Charles, 184, 210
Rhyolite, Nevada 27, 31
Rice, Graham, 19, 20, 21
Rich, Buddy, 213
Rickard, T. A. "Tex", 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31
Riddick, Bert, 39, 48, 52, 82, 90, 101, 103, 119, 127, 136, 142, 143, 149, 151, 158, 163, 178, 180, 196, 197, 208
Riley, Mike M., 20
Ring, Bob, 140
Rivers, Billie, 78
Riverside Hotel Casino, 61, 62, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 83, 90, 91, 96, 100, 103, 104, 118, 121, 127, 128, 136, 138, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 153, 154, 158, 159, 165, 167, 175, 177, 178, 179, 193, 194, 196, 208, 219
Robbins, Harry and Ed, 174
Roberts, E. E. - Mayor, 50, 74, 90, 101, 139
Roemer, William F. Jr., 211
Rooney, Mickey, 215
Roosevelt, Theodore - President, 23
Rosen, Morris, 173
Rosselli, Johnny AKA Filippo Sacco, 70, 73, 82, 83, 139
Rovetti, Gene, 86
Russo, Gus, 83
Ruth, Nevada 82
S
Sadowski, Phillip, 132
Sahati, brothers Nick and Eddie, 164, 165, 167, 168, 183, 184, 189, 190, 191, 193, 196, 197
Samish, Arthur H., 164, 165
Sather, Carl, 76
Sawyer, Grant - Governor, 218
Schenck, Joseph, 139, 172
Schmidt, Charles, 53
Scrugham, James G. - Governor, 48
Scrugham,James G. - Governor, 48, 102
Seaborn, S. J., 99
Sedway, Moe, 172, 199
Shand Smith, 50
Shawn, Dick, 215
Sheidler, Theo, 49, 101, 108
Sherman, Robert, 65, 206
Sherwood, Harry, 168, 169, 189
Ship and Bottle, 90, 91, 97, 101
Siegel, Benjamin "Bugsy", 139, 171, 172, 187, 194, 215
Silva, John, 22
Silver Peak, Nevada 45
Silvers, Phil, 195
Simpson, Bud, 180
Sinatra, Frank, 178, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219
Smith, Harold, 167, 193
Smith, Joseph, 22
Smith, Raymond I."Pappy", 139
Smith, Virgil, 140, 141
Sneed, Archie, 158
Snider, Brady, 41
Sparks, John, 23, 33
Spitz, Lou, 181
Stacher, Joseph "Doc", 199, 200
Stateline Country Club, 97, 102, 103, 114, 116, 135, 189, 190, 193
Stewart, Charles Lincoln, 38, 116
Stewart, Ira, 149
Stimler, Harry, 38, 39
Stockade, 58, 61, 75, 92, 194
Stralla, Tony, 168
Strauss, Louis "Russian Louie", 168, 169, 189
Sudenberg, Johnny "Swede", 35, 36
Sullivan, Danny, 174
Sullivan, Jack, 21, 54, 55, 56, 58, 62, 72, 73, 75, 85, 110, 125, 127, 142, 153, 164, 165, 173, 174, 180, 186, 199, 200, 208
T
Tahoe Village Casino 163, 164, 165, 168, 189
Teague, Merrill, 21
Tennes, Jacob "Mont", 83
Termini, Sam AKA Sam Murray, 183 184
Terrano, Sal "Tar Baby", 119, 190
Thatche, George, 68
Thomas, Dewey, 11, 85, 104
Tobin, Phil, 82
Tolicha, Nevada 27, 47, 48, 127
Tonopah, Nevada 1, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 79, 104, 105, 106, 107, 116, 127, 139, 150, 154
Tonopah Club, 14, 38, 39, 42, 43, 105, 106
Toombs, L. A., 78
Traynor, Leonard, 49
Truckee, California 54, 55, 58, 147, 150, 194
Turillas, Felix, 79, 89, 90, 107, 136
W
Waldorf Club, 177, 178
Walford, Roy, 177
Warren, Earl California Attorney General, 141
Watson, Harry, 199
Waugh, Arthur B., 99
Weepah, Nevada 51, 80
Weitz, Harry, 203
Wertheimer, Lou, 164, 194, 195
Wertheimer, Mert, 174, 178
West, Baldy, 103, 158
West, Mae, 194
Whalen, J. T., 25
Whiddett, Glen, 178
White, Roy, 37, 91, 97, 199
Whittell, George Jr., 66, 142, 143, 144
Wilkerson, Billy, 172, 173
Wilkerson, W. R. III, 172
Williams, Thomas "Tobe", 94, 104, 154
Willows, 57, 78, 79, 87, 98, 102, 135
Wilson, Woodrow - President, 42
Wing, Leon, 56
Wingfield, George 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 82, 85, 89, 90, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 125, 127, 128, 139, 146, 147, 153, 154, 164, 165, 167, 178, 208, 219
Wingfield, Maude Azile, 28, 29, 34
Wingfield, Roxy, 99
Winnemucca, 12, 13, 34, 79
Wittenberg, C. F., 34
Woodburn, William, 69, 86, 99, 121, 186, 197
Y
Yeiser, Ed "Jumbo", 43, 47
Yeiser, Jumbo, 43, 44
Young, Bud, 178
Z
Zemansky, Joe, 173
Ziegler, Arty, 56
Zwillman, Abner "Longie", 199
