one of the most famous to come here was named arnold rothstein. in 1919, he opened a gambling house called the brook. it was located on the outskirts of the city. rothstein's model was that they would have high-end entertainment in the front rooms and in the back rooms is where the gambling took place. gambling was always illegal and saratoga springs but with the clientele is brought into the city, everyone looked the other way. there was a story about the brook. in the 1930's there would be a police raid, the police went to the front door around 8:00 p.m. and said they needed to check the place out. they went through, went room after room and didn't find anything. they finally got to the third floor. there was a locked door. the maitre d'said there is a little old lady. she is really tired. it if youppreciate would not go in that room. everyone agreed. the police left. they say within half an hour at the place was up and running again. everybody knew what was happening. but these places drew a lot of money in saratoga. in 1953, the key developer

the most aim is two, was arnold rothstein. in 1919, he opened a gambling house called the brook. it was located on the outskirts of the city. model was that they would have high-end entertainment in the front rooms and in the back rooms gambling would take place. it was always illegal in saratoga springs but with the clientele, everybody looked away. there was a story about the brook. in the 1930's there would be a police raid, the police went to the front door around 8:00 p.m. and said they needed to check the place out. they went through, went room after room and didn't find anything. they got to the third floor and a locked door. the maitre d'said there is a little old lady in the room and is very tired and doesn't feel well. everyone agreed and the police left. they say within half an hour at the place was up and running again. knew what was happening, but these places drew a lot of money in the saratoga. 1953, the key developer investigations. that shut down all gambling here. with the demise of gambling and then soon after that the construction of the north way or i-87, tou

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one of the most famous was arnold rothstein. he was a young man when he came to saratoga springs, and in 199008 family has called the brook, located a little on the outskirts of the history -- city just outside saratoga hospital. high-endould have entertainment in the front rooms, and in the back rooms the gambling would take place. gambling was always illegal in saratoga springs, but with the clientele it through and the money it brought to the city, everybody looked the other way. there was a story about the brook, and the 1930's, where there was going to be a police raid. the police went to the front door at 8:00 p.m., knocked on the door and said, we have to check the place out. they went through, room after room, and did not find anything. they finally got to the third floor and there was a locked door, and the maitre d' said, there's a little old lady in the room, she's really tired, she doesn't feel well. we would appreciate it if you don't go in that room. so everybody agreed. the police left, and they say within about h