Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska has been significant throughout the city's history. From its founding in the 1850s through the 1930s, the city was known as a "wide-open" town, meaning that gambling of all sorts was accepted either openly or in closed quarters. By the mid-20th century, Omaha reportedly had more illicit gambling per capita than any other city in the nation. From the 1930s through the 1970s, the city's gambling was controlled by an Italian criminal element.
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| - Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska has been significant throughout the city's history. From its founding in the 1850s through the 1930s, the city was known as a "wide-open" town, meaning that gambling of all sorts was accepted either openly or in closed quarters. By the mid-20th century, Omaha reportedly had more illicit gambling per capita than any other city in the nation. From the 1930s through the 1970s, the city's gambling was controlled by an Italian criminal element. (en)
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- Gambling in the United States
- Prostitution
- Pioneer history of Omaha, Nebraska
- Crime in Omaha, Nebraska
- Initiative
- Italian American
- History of Omaha, Nebraska
- Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Gambler
- Missouri River
- Crime in Omaha, Nebraska
- The New York Times
- Dan Allen (gambler)
- Anna Wilson (madam)
- Pawn shop
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- Sporting District (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Syndicate
- Tom Dennison (political boss)
- Tom Osborne
- Trans-Mississippi Exposition
- West Coast of the United States
- Western United States
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- History of Omaha, Nebraska
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- Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Nebraska State Fair
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Canada Bill Jones
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- Founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska
- Victor B. Walker
- Riverboat
- Italians in Omaha, Nebraska
- Crime lord
- Nebraska State Legislature
- Anthony Joseph Biase
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| - Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska has been significant throughout the city's history. From its founding in the 1850s through the 1930s, the city was known as a "wide-open" town, meaning that gambling of all sorts was accepted either openly or in closed quarters. By the mid-20th century, Omaha reportedly had more illicit gambling per capita than any other city in the nation. From the 1930s through the 1970s, the city's gambling was controlled by an Italian criminal element. Today, gambling in Omaha is limited to keno and slot machines, leaving Omahans to drive across the Missouri River to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where casinos are legal and there are numerous gambling businesses operating. Recently, a controversial proposal by the Ponca tribe of Nebraska was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission. It will allow the tribe to build a casino in Carter Lake, Iowa, which sits geographically on the west side of the Missouri River, adjacent to Omaha, where casinos are illegal. (en)
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