Club Cal-Neva (Reno, NV) Archives

Casino History Nevada Casino History U.S. Club Cal-Neva (Reno, NV) Gambling History Nevada Gambling History U.S. Games / Races: Race Horse Keno It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Reno--Nevada Samuel "Sam" A. Boyd United States

The Case of The Errant Keno Ticket

1949-1950 In a likely unprecedented event, with all of the necessary equipment on hand, demonstrations of how a local casino operated its race horse keno game were provided to the judge and jury in a…

600 Club (Lewiston, ID) Casino History Nevada Casino History U.S. Club Cal-Neva (Reno, NV) El Cortez Hotel (Reno, NV) Gambler (Operators/Players): Rhythm Boys: Danny Foster Gambler (Operators/Players): Rhythm Boys: Johnny Pugh Gambler (Operators/Players): Rhythm Boys: Robert E. Black Gambling History Nevada Gambling History U.S. Gambling: Methods Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Lewiston--Idaho Morrey Brodsky Reno--Nevada United States

Three Guys Draw Attention to Reliable Way to Beat the Slots

1950-1952 The Rhythm Boys were all about patterns of sound and movement but in relation to slot machines, not music. Danny Foster, Johnny Pugh and Robert E. Black made $1,000 (about $11,800 today) from playing…

Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel (Tijuana, Mexico) Club Cal-Neva (Reno, NV) Club Fortune (Reno, NV) Gambling History Games / Races: Tango Gaming History It Really Happened Joseph Zemansky Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Casino History: It Takes Club Fortune to Tango

1937-1947 More so than craps, roulette, 21 and slots, all on offer, tango enraptured gamblers at Club Fortune, then “the outstanding night spot in Western Nevada,” according to the Reno Evening Gazette (Jan. 12, 1953).…