Dutch Voight
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Dutch Voight was a German American
gang leader in Galveston, Texas
in the United States
during the early 1900s. Voight was called Dutch for Deutsch meaning German. He, with Ollie Quinn
, led the Beach Gang, one of the two gangs which controlled most of the Galveston underworld until the mid 1920s. As the Prohibition era
began his gang came to be one of the dominant forces in the Galveston liquor trade.
Voight ushered in the modern era of gambling on the island when by establishing organized poker games in 1910. He and Quinn soon ran games all over the city.
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
gang leader in Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the early 1900s. Voight was called Dutch for Deutsch meaning German. He, with Ollie Quinn
Ollie Quinn
Ollie J. Quinn was a gang leader in Galveston, Texas in the United States during the early 1900s. He, with Dutch Voight, led the Beach Gang, one of the two gangs which controlled most of the Galveston underworld until the mid 1920s...
, led the Beach Gang, one of the two gangs which controlled most of the Galveston underworld until the mid 1920s. As the Prohibition era
Prohibition in the United States
Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and the Volstead Act set down the rules for enforcing the ban, as well as defining which...
began his gang came to be one of the dominant forces in the Galveston liquor trade.
Voight ushered in the modern era of gambling on the island when by establishing organized poker games in 1910. He and Quinn soon ran games all over the city.
See also
- Free State of GalvestonFree State of GalvestonThe Free State of Galveston was a whimsical name given to the island city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas during the early-to-mid-20th century. Today, the term is sometimes used to describe the culture and history of that era...
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- Ollie QuinnOllie QuinnOllie J. Quinn was a gang leader in Galveston, Texas in the United States during the early 1900s. He, with Dutch Voight, led the Beach Gang, one of the two gangs which controlled most of the Galveston underworld until the mid 1920s...
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- Sam MaceoSam MaceoSalvatore Maceo, also known as Sam Maceo, was a businessman, community leader, and organized crime boss in Galveston, Texas in the United States. Because of his efforts, Galveston Island became a nationally known resort town during the early and mid 20th century, a period known as Galveston's Open...