OCEAN MONTE CARLO
SHIP OFF AMERICAN COAST WATER TAXIS FOR PATRONS LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. Claiming that a gambling ship anchored eight miles off-shore is outside United States jurisdiction, Tony Cornero opened a so-called luxury gambling ship, the Bunker Hill, to roaring trade. Water taxis, carrying 60 persons each, plied from the shore ceaselessly all night. Fully 3000 cars lined up at 7 p.m. at Long Beach, and fully 2000 persons, eight abreast, waited an average of 90 minutes to board the water taxis.
After a choppy hour’s ride the patrons, including police, climbed aboard the Bunker Hill, and saw plenty of gambling devices stretching 300 feet along the main saloon. Money circulated freely. The police did not interfere, but the District Attorney said action will be taken.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26226, 9 August 1946, Page 5
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