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==Scandal== [[File:Rafael Salazar Alonso.png|thumb|upright|Rafael Salazar Alonso in 1934]] [[File:Vistas_del_Casino_Gran_Kursaal_en_cuyas_paredes_se_anuncia_la_proyeccion_de_la_pelicula_'El_Signo_del_Zorro'_(1_de_1)_-_Fondo_Car-Kutxa_Fototeka.jpg|thumb|Partial view of the Kursaal Casino in San Sebastián]] In the Netherlands, Straperlo had been introduced at the [[Kurhaus of Scheveningen|Kurhaus]] in [[Scheveningen]] in June 1933. By October 1933, it had been banned by the Dutch [[Ministry of Justice and Security|Ministry of Justice]].<ref>''Haarlems dagblad'' 17-6-1933; ''Eindhovensch dagblad'' 24-10-1933.</ref> In 1934, [[Rafael Salazar Alonso]] was the [[Conservatism|conservative]] Minister of Interior in Spain. He was one of several prominent [[Radical Republican Party]] figures to accept bribes in order to legalize the fixed roulette. He received a gold watch and 100,000 pesetas (€221,172 historic standard of living value in 2021<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/spaincompare/relativevalue.php | title=Measuring Worth - Results }}</ref>). Other high-ranking officials in his Ministry also accepted them. Still, Salazar Alonso considered it too little, demanded more, and eventually arranged a police raid into the Grand Casino Kursaal of [[San Sebastián#Contemporary history|San Sebastián]] on the inauguration day. To get back at him, the inventors leaked documents on the matter to President [[Niceto Alcalá-Zamora]].{{sfn|Preston|2013|p=102}} A complementary version notes that since they had invested a lot of money in the venture, they tried to recover it by [[blackmailing]] Prime Minister [[Alejandro Lerroux]], whose nephew was involved in the scheme and influence peddling. Lerroux refused to get involved, and Strauss denounced the affair to President Alcalá-Zamora, who made it public. The matter was debated at the [[Cortes Generales|Spanish Cortes]] in October 1935, which exonerated Salazar Alonso, with the help of [[CEDA]]. [[José Antonio Primo de Rivera]], disgusted by the corruption on display, shouted an ironic "Long live the Straperlo!" from the gallery. Despite Alonso's official exoneration, the affair permanently ruined his reputation and doomed the Radical Party, although he hung onto his position as mayor of [[Madrid]].{{sfn|Preston|2013|p=102}}
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