LOOKOUT HOUSE ILLEGAL GAMBLING CLUB DICE RARE

LOOKOUT HOUSE ILLEGAL GAMBLING CLUB DICE RARE (image 1/1)
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Located in Ft. Wilder, just outside of Covington, Kentucky, the Lookout House was another of the area's famous places for illegal gambling. From the very beginning of the history of the large frame house, the club boasted an interesting story. Back before the Emancipation, the house stood above one of the central points of the slave's underground railroad. Stories of ghosts and weird happenings were always associated with the club. During the boom of gambling in the Covington and Newport areas, the Lookout House was transformed into one of the most elaborate carpet clubs. It had a good restaurant, a couple of bars, and of course a large casino. People would visit from all around to check out the Hollywood acts or the Vegas-like gaming. The casino was run by an old bootlegger named Jimmy Brink. He offered games such as roulette, blackjack, craps, and bird cage. All this went on for years without much intervention. In 1938, an injunction was passed against the club forbidding gambling, but since most of the police were on the casino's payroll, no effort was made to enforce it. Like most casinos in Covington and Newport, the Cleveland syndicate kept a close eye on it. They decided that the competition was hurting their clubs too much and decided to take it. Jimmy Brink was a smart man and knew that a life of always looking over his read more
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