Abstract
In 1902, Charles E. Pratt, an American expatriate, purchased the right to be the sole provider of legal gambling games in Panama. Although Pratt expected to make a fortune once the United States began building the Panama Canal, circumstances conspired against him. This article presents the first full account of Pratt’s checkered life and the lawsuit that arose after his untimely death.
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