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Aspinall's (Illegal) London, United Kingdom Type: Illegal Status: Closed ''In the early 1950's John Aspinall was operating illegal clandestine gambling parties and “Chemin de fer” as the principal game being played. For the gullible wealthy elite it was an expensive evening's entertainment. John Aspinal and Ian Maxwell-Scott would book a room at a venue like The Ritz Hotel in London to host the “private Chemmy Parties“. John Aspinall was once asked by a member of The Ritz Hotel staff, why The Ritz Hotel? John Aspinall replied, because it's a lot cheaper than “Clariges!” In 1953 John Aspinall met by chance John Burke in London an exceptional card player in his own right. John Aspinall and John Burke later teamed up together to host “private Chemmy Parties” for London's wealthy elite that included The Duke of Devonshire, Ian Fleming, Lord Lucan, Earl of Derby and Lucian Freud to name but a few and fleeced them all. They also operated from The Cromwellian Club in South Kensington. 1956 Max Stein owned Max Parker chain of bookmakers. Cyril Stein himself ran a credit-betting office in central London. East Ender Cyril Stein and his uncle Max Stein went into partnership and acquired Ladbrokes Betting Chain for £100,000. 1957 Gangsters Charlie, Reggie and Ronnie Kray opened an illegal gambling den at a property in close proximity to Bow Street Police Station called “Wellington Way Club”, which it is said Rummy, Blackjack and Faro were played. The Kray Twins would later arrange protection for some of the notorious London gangster “Billy Hill's Chemmy Parties'' From ''THE BARCLAY BROTHERS CASINO INTERESTS'' by Lord de Chanson – Unauthorised Biographer 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 United Kingdom Expand All Casino Money Jetons (10) [QuickView] Mother of Pearls (3) [QuickView] Total Items (13)

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