August 1939

A famous gambling ship is shut down in the waters of California. Tony Cornero, a famous organized crime figure, was operating an SS Rex cruiseship a little over three nautical miles from Santa Monica's shore, which allowed him to run a floating casino in a state where gambling was illegal. Just a few months after its opening, Los Angeles and Santa Monica officials managed to shut down his activities after a rather long battle that involved both courts and water cannons.

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