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Lansky was a fundamental component of his brother Meyer’s gambling operations in [[South Florida]]. He arrived in [[Miami Beach]] in 1933, later being moved northwards to [[Hollywood, Florida]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bash |first1=Avi |title=Organized Crime in Miami |date=2016 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |page=43}}</ref> He operated casinos on his brothers behalf, including ”The Colonial Inn”, ”Greenacres”, and ”Boheme”.<ref>{{cite book |last1=English |first1=T.J. |title=Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba….and then Lost It to the Revolution |date=2008 |publisher=William Morrow |page=152}}</ref> |
Lansky was a fundamental component of his brother Meyer’s gambling operations in [[South Florida]]. He arrived in [[Miami Beach]] in 1933, later being moved northwards to [[Hollywood, Florida]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bash |first1=Avi |title=Organized Crime in Miami |date=2016 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |page=43}}</ref> He operated casinos on his brothers behalf, including ”The Colonial Inn”, ”Greenacres”, and ”Boheme”.<ref>{{cite book |last1=English |first1=T.J. |title=Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba….and then Lost It to the Revolution |date=2008 |publisher=William Morrow |page=152}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Alfred E. |title=ERICKSON’S RECORDS OF GAMBLING BARE UNDERWORLD LINKS; Partner With Adonis, Lanskys and Other Racketeers in 2 Florida Gaming Casinos $685,538 PROFIT ONE YEAR Two Notes of Frank Costello for $50,000 Also Cited in the Fight for Seized Documents Link Bared at Hearing ERICKSON RECORDS UNDERWORLD LINK |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/18/archives/ericksons-records-of-gambling-bare-underworld-links-partner-with.html |work=The New York Times |date=18 May 1950}}</ref> |
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In September 1950 he was indicted on gambling charges, to which he pled guilty. He received a $2000 fine. He gained publicity as a result of the US Senates [[Kefauver Committee]] hearings on organized crime. Lansky was never called to testify but his name was frequently mentioned as a partner and front man for his brother Meyer.<ref name=Lacey2167/> |
In September 1950 he was indicted on gambling charges, to which he pled guilty. He received a $2000 fine. He gained publicity as a result of the US Senates [[Kefauver Committee]] hearings on organized crime. Lansky was never called to testify but his name was frequently mentioned as a partner and front man for his brother Meyer.<ref name=Lacey2167/> |
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 4 February 2026
Jake Lansky was an American mobster and the younger brother of the more infamous Meyer Lansky.
Lansky was a fundamental component of his brother Meyer’s gambling operations in South Florida. He arrived in Miami Beach in 1933, later being moved northwards to Hollywood, Florida.[1] He operated casinos on his brothers behalf, including The Colonial Inn, Greenacres, and Boheme.[2][3]
In September 1950 he was indicted on gambling charges, to which he pled guilty. He received a $2000 fine. He gained publicity as a result of the US Senates Kefauver Committee hearings on organized crime. Lansky was never called to testify but his name was frequently mentioned as a partner and front man for his brother Meyer.[4]
He was also active in Havana, Cuba, where he served as pit boss at the Hotel Nacional casino and had interests in the Hotel Havana Riviera.[5] After Fidel Castro took power and pledged to route out organized crime out of Cuba, Lansky was arrested on 6 May 1959 and detained at Triscornia Migratory Camp. He was subsequently released and deported back to the United States on the orders of the Minister of Interior Luis Orlando Rodriguez.[6]
He had a wife, Anna, with whom he had two daughters, Robert and Linda.[4] He died in September 1983, aged 79, eight months after Meyer.[7]
- ^ Bash, Avi (2016). Organized Crime in Miami. Arcadia Publishing. p. 43.
- ^ English, T.J. (2008). Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba….and then Lost It to the Revolution. William Morrow. p. 152.
- ^ Clark, Alfred E. (18 May 1950). “ERICKSON’S RECORDS OF GAMBLING BARE UNDERWORLD LINKS; Partner With Adonis, Lanskys and Other Racketeers in 2 Florida Gaming Casinos $685,538 PROFIT ONE YEAR Two Notes of Frank Costello for $50,000 Also Cited in the Fight for Seized Documents Link Bared at Hearing ERICKSON RECORDS UNDERWORLD LINK”. The New York Times.
- ^ a b Lacey, Robert (1991). Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 216–7.
- ^ Paterson, Thomas G. (1994). Contesting Castro: The United States and the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Oxford University Press. p. 55.
- ^ “CUBA FREES 2 AMERICANS; Jake Lansky and Manager of Casino Detained 25 Days”. The New York Times. 31 May 1959.
- ^ Lacey, Robert (1991). Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life. Little, Brown and Company. p. 429.
