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ITEM VIEW: CG047214
1200 Main Street
Dallas, Texas
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1940s

The Southland Hotel in Dallas, Texas, was the gambling headquarters for Benny Binion's syndicate during the turbulent 1940s. Along with running his gambling war from within its walls, Benny and his partners had the entire second floor of the Southland filled with craps tables.
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CG047214 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Issued: 1941
Added: 2014-12-03
Last Update: 2019-03-19
Color: Red
Mold: Hub
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: "RIS"
Catalog#: TXSTH05
Contributed by: Jim Steffner

CG047214 Side 2 - Red 50c - Shown
CG205401 Side 2 - Wht $1
CG198332 Side 2 - Yel $5

R.I. Scarborough
Southland Hotel
Dallas, TX (1941)


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