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Transcript of interview with Ed Walters by David G. Schwartz, April 20, 2015

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Narrator

Walters, Ed

Date

2015-04-20

Description

Ed Walters was a pool and card hustler in New York City when he was in his 20s. He was asked by a major crime boss in 1959 to go to Las Vegas to find out if a card dealer was cheating. Ed did figure out he was cheating, so the crime boss got him a job learning the Western card games at the Fremont during the day and being a pit boss at the Sands at night. He worked at the Sands until 1967 and then at various other casinos until approximately 1981.

Digital ID

OH_02722_book

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1mk68b9q
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Table Games Management Oral History Project

Interviewer

Schwartz, David G., 1973-

Subject

Casinos -- Employees
Organized crime
Gambling industry
Hotels

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Ed Walters oral history interview

Citation

Ed Walters oral history interview, 2015 April 20. OH-02722. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1mk68b9q

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

i An Interview with Ed Walters An Oral History Conducted by David G. Schwartz Table Games Management Oral History Project Center for Gaming Research Special Collections Oral History Research Center University Libraries University of Nevada, Las Veg