{"id":506,"date":"2011-05-16T18:22:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T01:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=506"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T23:29:51","slug":"the-gambling-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=506","title":{"rendered":"The Gambling War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_508\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508\" data-attachment-id=\"508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?attachment_id=508\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg?fit=1376%2C2513&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1376,2513\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-P93&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304363879&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EmeraldHills1[2]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Raid on the Emerald Hills Golf Club.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg?fit=560%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-508  \" title=\"EmeraldHills1[2]\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg?resize=269%2C491\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg?resize=560%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg?resize=164%2C300&amp;ssl=1 164w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/EmeraldHills12.jpg?w=1376&amp;ssl=1 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raid on the Emerald Hills Golf Club.<\/p><\/div>On Monday morning, July 22, 1935, San Diegans opened their morning newspaper to see a stunning headline: &#8220;AGUA CALIENTE PADLOCKED.&#8221; The closing of the lavish resort sent shudders across the border. . .<\/p>\n<p>Would illegal gaming now grow in San Diego? Police Chief George Sears assured the public that &#8220;the gambling lid was on.&#8221; But the &#8220;lid&#8221; was teetering. . .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here for the story of San Diego&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Gambling-Craze.pdf\">War on Gambling<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoyesterday.com%2F%3Fp%3D506&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday morning, July 22, 1935, San Diegans opened their morning newspaper to see a stunning headline: &#8220;AGUA CALIENTE PADLOCKED.&#8221; The closing of the lavish resort sent shudders across the border. . . 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