"I am amazed at the records you have been able to acquire. I would think that the chip-making records, like most of the other covert activities surrounding the operation of the gambling clubs, would also be kept under special lock-and-key."

It was not only me acquiring the records we have. A number of us ponied up $ and did the research to get them.

Estes Kefauver could be the one that gets the credit. He brought the illegal operations out of the shadows and into the limelight, 1951. Kefaufer hearing transcripts are on line and have amazing info in them. Kind of hard to wade through.

Old distributors like George and Co (now closed) (flower mold)cite "Confidentiality" to customers when denying access to records. Others like TR King sold records for $5 each while still in business. I used to send $100 to TRK and he would tell me when I used it up.

I bet your fathers story could be repeated by most people your age.