Covington - Beverly Hills Supper Club - Casino - Fire. That Covington???
Thats the only Covington that I know of, And yes, it was once the largest illegal gambling epicenter of the USA.
Jewish Cleveland Mafia ran it.
Cleveland Syndicate of Moe Dalitz, Morris Kleinman, Louis Rothkopf, and Samuel Tucker who organized Buckeye Enterprises through which they operated laundries, casinos, and nightclubs
100+ illegals casinos, Numbers-Lottery, brothels and all kinds of entertainment-best in the nation. Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett etc etc
They were all run out by Sheriff Ratterman (long story) and almost all located in Vegas. Moe Dalitz from Cleveland became known as the godfather of Vegas, worth $500+mm, he and others controlled Covington KY. Desert Inn, Stardust. Dalitz joints. He ran Covington and Steubenville casinos prior to Vegas.
And yes, thats the Covington card game that Stepp Robbed of $100+K Took alot of balls.
With Allard Roen, Irwin Molasky and Merv Adelson, he founded Paradise Development, a real estate development company in the 1950s.
Together, they founded the Sunrise Hospital, The Boulevard Mall and the Las Vegas Country Club. Later, they co-founded the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
In a 1983 SUN interview, Dalitz said he considered construction of the Las Vegas Convention Center to be his greatest achievement. "Las Vegas used to be just a gambling town. Now we are a resort destination. The Convention Center complements our purpose," he said.
Philanthropy
In 1982, Dalitz received the "Torch of Liberty" award from the Anti-Defamation League. It was presented by comedian Joan Rivers.
Personal life
Dalitz was married to Averill Dalitz and they had one daughter, Suzanne.[10] They lived in Las Vegas, New York, Mexico and Switzerland.
Beverly Hills was an arson job, over 165 people perished. Im on double probation so I cant say what really happened-conjecture. Inside job though.
