Gambling Memorabilia & Playing Cards

[Dice] Group of 20 Vintage Jumbo Dice. Circa 1920s/30s. Includes mostly butterscotch Bakelite and Lucite dice including green and red variations. Sizes vary. Near fine condition. Provenance: From the collection of Jeff Aiello; a direct descendent of the famed organized crime and bootlegging family outfit in Chicago during the 1920s. The most notable family member being Giueseppe “Joe” Aiello, best known for his bloody feud with Al Capone. The dice were passed down from Rafael Aiello (1916–2013), a gambler in the 1940s that ran illegal gambling dens in the Bridgeport area of Chicago who also focused on country clubs to defraud the wealthy