Accidents: Automobile
Casino History
Clara A. Rowan
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Hit and Runs
Gambling History
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Las Vegas--Nevada
Nevada
United States
In Las Vegas, Coloradan Becomes U.S.’ First Female Casino Owner
1931 Catalyzed by unexpected circumstances, Colorado-born Clara Antoinette Rowan (née Beggs) became the first woman to own a legal casino in the United States. Her husband, Thomas “Tom” George Rowan and his partner Leo Kind…