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ITEM VIEW: CG184494
501 Pico Ave
Long Beach, California
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1937, Close: 1939

A gambling ship anchored three miles off the coast of Long Beach, California. Owned by Marion Hicks, who later owned the "El Cortez" in Las Vegas, along with partners. The S.S. Caliente changed its name briefly to Sho-Boat before being raided and closed by federal authorities in August 1939.

Advertisement from 7/3/1937 (Daily News), graphic from an invitation posted below.
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CG184494 Obsolete
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Added: 2017-10-05
Last Update: 2017-10-06
Color: Lavender
Mold: ZigZag
Inlay: HS Gold
Contributed by: Torrey Morand

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