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    Courtesy of the Polk County Historical Museum.

    Subjects

    Gambling; Lotteries; Cubans; Immigrants; Working class; Organized crime; Florida—Tampa; Wall, Charlie, -1955; Mafia; Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963; Florida--Antiquities; Florida--History, Local

    Abstract

    Polk Bolita (artifact image), from A History of Central Florida: Podcast, Episode 30: Bolita. Episode 30 features a discussion of bolita, a Cuban type of lottery.

    Contributor

    Polk County Historical Museum

    Identifier

    Polk_-_Bolita

    Language

    English

    Title - Alternative

    Polk Bolita, from A History of Central Florida: Podcast, Episode 30: Bolita

    Preferred Title

    A History of Central Florida: Podcast, Episode 30: Bolita

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    Keywords

    Episode 30; Bolita; Gambling game; Lottery; Little ball; Global cultural exchange; Illegal gambling; Immigrant Community; Tampa; Charlie Wall; U.S. Senate Investigating Committee; Artifacts; Central Florida; Estes Kefauver

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