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wee ee ae De, Ce OE Oa oT a ‘4 - OG 92-349 ' RRH; dkz The "Chicago Daily Tribune" of December 1, 1962, Sports Finsl Edition, Page 14, contained the following article relating to this gambling operation: (Ww ‘ "TA buge gambling casino, which drew most of its patrons from the Villa Venice night club in northern Cook county, took in more than $200,000 for the crime syndicate in the last two weaks, authorities learned yesterday. (uw) "Ths whopping ‘take! of syndicate gangsters from the casino's dice and roulette tables wes disclosed as the garbling oparation shut down suddenly under pressure from state's attornsy's police and other investigators. (v) "Opsrated in Hut “Ths casino was housed in a quonset hut near Milwaukss avenus and River road, less than two blocks from the Villa Venice, at 2855 Milwaukee ave,, near Northbrook, U2) Tr NE Hee es beneath Bad te Bota haat pidstngcats ANE yey! "The gambling joint was set up, investigators said, by tha syndicate chief, Momo Salvatore (Koe)Giancana, te tap the bankrolls of patrons drawn to the Villa Venice by tha night club act of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Daan Kartin. (Ww) "Sinatra and two others have drawn standing-roon-only crovds to the Villa Yenice since they opened there Konday night. (3) “Three mob sidekicks of Giancana supervised the betting tables and the transportation of patrons from the Villa Venice to the quonset hut. (Ww? . "They are Rocco (The Parrot) Potenza, who controls rackets in northern Cosk county for Giancana; Sam (Slick) Rosa, the syndicate's chief of limousine service, and Joseph (Joe Yak) Yacullo, a balding gangster who runs the Flamingo motel, just south of the gaxbling joint, (4) AIO RPE ERATNOG Note. AE ay by 5 + “A command post for the casino's lookouts and guards was set up in ths Flamingo motel, under Yacullo's direction, it was learned. (wo -56- Se en nae ee ere emer re - Tt re eee re cree ee ee eo yas cy ae aE th