2021 U.S. Casino Facts
Here are some modern day facts about gambling in the U.S., courtesy of southfloridareporter.com. Most Number of Casinos Nevada has the most casinos, 334 of them. The state legalized gambling in 1931. Oklahoma is…
Quick Fact – Operation Penalty
1937 At a time when wide-open gambling was legal in Nevada (as of 1931), the penalty for operating a game of chance without a license was 60 days in the county jail or a $120…
Quick Fact – First Floor
1869, 1877, 1905 The 1869 statute partially legalizing gambling in Nevada prohibited any such operations in first floor rooms. An 1877 revision allowed gambling in back rooms of a ground level in certain small counties.…
Quick Fact – Shills Unlicensed
1961 In Nevada, where casino operators can employ shills to play in their clubs, it was established that a licensee may not act as a shill, gambling in their own establishment. Their spouse can’t either…
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Games / Races: Poker
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
McGill Club (McGill, NV)
McGill--Nevada
Nevada
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Quick Fact – McGill Suit
1928 A woman named Gladys Anderson sued the McGill Club in McGill, Nevada for $5,000. It was the amount she claimed her husband had lost there playing poker. The district court, however, dismissed her case…
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Games / Races: Chuck-a-luck
Games / Races: Faro
Games / Races: Roulette
Nevada
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Quick Fact – Equipment Carful
1920 Following abolishment of gambling in Nevada, a Los Angeles moving picture company purchased and shipped to California a carful of equipment outlawed in 1909, including roulette wheels, faro tables and chuck-a-luck games. Photo from…
Quick Fact – Store Slots
1967 Nevada legislators proposed a bill that would disallow any future installation of slot machines in grocery and drug stores, but it died in the Senate Taxation Committee.
Quick Fact – Lingerie Caper
1966 A 34-year-old 21 dealer at a Crystal Bay Club Casino at Lake Tahoe slipped $100 worth of gambling chips into her bra each day for a week before getting caught. Once busted, she accepted…
California
Casino History
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Gambler (Operators/Players): Donation
Gambling History
Gaming History
Los Angeles-California
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Rex (offshore, Southern CA)
Tony Cornero / Antonio Cornero Stralla
United States
Quick Fact – Tainted v. Pure Money
1938 Gambler Tony Cornero Stralla offered to donate a day’s worth of revenue from his Southern California casino boat, the Rex, to Zoo Park at 3800 Mission Road in Los Angeles. The attraction, then owned/operated…
Casino History
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Events: Seattle World's Fair / Century 21 Exposition
Gambling
Gambling Currency
Gambling Currency: Pseudo Coins / Slugs
Gambling History
Gaming History
Nevada
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United States
Quick Fact – The Right Size
1962 After the Seattle World’s Fair, or the Century 21 Exposition, the bronze coins used as trade dollars during that event appeared in slot machines throughout Nevada.
Casino History
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Gambling History
Gaming History
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Lido de Paris
Nevada
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United States
Quick Fact – The Nude is Falling
1969-1971 Patron Alvin Glasky sat in the Stardust hotel-casino’s showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, watching Lido de Paris on a Saturday evening in 1969. As one of the topless showgirls was being lowered from the…
Casino History
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Gambling
Gambling History
Gambling: Equipment
Games / Races: Roulette
Gaming History
Nevada
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United States
Quick Fact – Oops! They Don’t Match
1931 After a brand new roulette setup was put in use at a Las Vegas, Nevada casino, it was discovered the number 28 was black on the wheel, as it should be, but red on…