O’Dwyers, New Orleans, LA Illegal gaming Roulette Chip
Obsolete
Last Update: 2018-08-10
Color: Orange
Mold: Small Circle
Inlay: R-White
Catalog#: LAODW30
Contributed by: A. J. Giametta
100 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, Louisiana 70121
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1949, Close: 1951
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O’Dwyer’s Club was located in New Orleans, LA. It operated from 1949 to 1951 at 100 Jefferson Highway, but closed because of Gov.Jimmie Davis. Reportedly, thousands attended these illegal gaming activities nightly.
The O’Dwyer family was reportedly into illegal gaming in Louisiana from 1916 to 1960. They operated different illegal gaming businesses. Even though they were illegal gaming joints in New Orleans, the family even made its only postcards and matchbooks like a traditional casino. Today, a Salvation Army store is located at the address where the gaming operations were held
