Fan Tan (Reno, NV) – Gambling-History.com https://gambling-history.com History of Gambling in the U.S. Sun, 29 Dec 2019 04:54:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gambling-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-Kings-Castle-Chip-32x32.png Fan Tan (Reno, NV) – Gambling-History.com https://gambling-history.com 32 32 Quick Fact – Pai Gow’s Nevada Debut https://gambling-history.com/quick-fact-pai-gows-nevada-debut/ https://gambling-history.com/quick-fact-pai-gows-nevada-debut/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:53:00 +0000 https://gambling-history.com/?p=2155 1967

After a demonstration of the game, Nevada gambling regulators, for the first time, allowed pai gow — a Chinese version of dominoes — to be offered in its casinos. 

The clubs with pai gow, however, were required to have a bankroll of $10,000 per game on hand should a patron win big. 

The New China Club and the Fan Tan, in Reno, were the pai gow trailblazers in the state.

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