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Rialto Club 25th St. Galveston, Texas Type: Illegal Status: Closed Open: 1940s, Close: 1956 The Rialto Club was located on 25th St in Galveston, Texas, during the 1950s. The owner, Jo Jo Balch was notorious in Galveston as a “male madam” who ran a sizable prostitution ring. His infamy became too much in 1956 when the mayor himself issued an order to run him out of town, which later was overturned as it would have been an impediment to his civil rights. The next year however the city would again renew efforts against Balch and an indictment for all sorts of misbehavior was issued. About Illegal Casinos - by their nature, information about illegal, or unlicensed, casinos is hard to find and difficult to verify. Information presented on the ChipGuide about these casinos is provided as the result of our best efforts but may not be 100% accurate. Even if the information is accurate, gamblers move around and may take their equipment with them; items used in one casino may have also been used in others. Please send verified information about illegal casinos to the ChipGuide so that we may improve our accuracy. Collapse All Return to Texas Expand All Casino Money Table Chips (12) [QuickView] Casino Collectibles Match Books (1) [QuickView] CG209470 Added: 2018-08-29 Contributed by: Ed Hertel Show Total Items (13)

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