S.S. Rex Gambling Ship $5 Chip, Santa Monica, CA – Tony Cornero – Bugsy Siegel
Listing is for a $5 chip form Tony Cornero’s S.S. Rex.
Aside from gangster
proprietor Tony Cornero, there were rumors that Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
was an investor in the Rex. When questioned by police in connection with
the Harry “Big Greenie” Greenberg murder case, Siegel claimed he had
passed on the investment opportunity, however he did reveal that he
loaned fellow mobster, Benjamin “Whitey” Krakower, $15,000 to invest in
the Rex. Investigators later found checks made out to Cornero from
Siegel totaling $18,000. When interviewed by his biographer, Siegel’s
childhood friend and Hollywood actor George Raft recalled how Siegel had
asked him to borrow a cash loan of $20,000 to invest in the Rex.
Both sides of the actual chip you are bidding on are shown
This casino chip is casino used. The chip you receive will be similar to the one pictured.
Chip has not been cleaned and is being sold as is.
Please see my other listings for an S.S. Rex $10 chip and an S.S. Rex $50 chip.