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Woman Usurps Mobsters’ Gaming Action
"Razzle Dazzle: The Elaine Townsend Story" Casino History Connie Immerman Cuba Elaine Townsend Gambling History Gambling: Concessions Games / Races: Chemin de Fer Games / Races: Craps Gaming History Gran Casino Nacional (Havana, Cuba) Havana--Cuba It Really Happened

Woman Usurps Mobsters’ Gaming Action

1947-1952 Despite New York mobsters trying to scare her off, an ambitious woman — Elaine Townsend (née Margaret Helgeson) — held her own as a gambling operator in the late 1940s. Bright, young and gorgeous, she…

ByDoresa Banning

June 10, 2019

Games of Chance Appropriate in Bus Depot?
Casino History Casino: Corporations: Pyramid Securities Inc. Casino: Corporations: Pyramid Securities Inc.: H.M. Hicks Gambling History Gambling License Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission It Really Happened Nevada Oak Room (Reno, NV) Politicians / Politics: Kefauver Committee Pyramid Securities Inc.: Carl Inskeep Pyramid Securities Inc.: Emmett Shea Pyramid Securities Inc.: Joe Caulk United States

Games of Chance Appropriate in Bus Depot?

1951 Prior to the July grand opening of the new Greyhound Lines Inc. bus terminal at 224 S. Center Street in Reno, Pyramid Securities Inc. applied for a gambling license and permission to offer games…

ByDoresa Banning

June 9, 2019

Replicated Casinos: Who, Why, When and Where
Beverly Hills-California Casino: Mock Ethnic Groups: African Americans Gambling History Games / Races: Chuck-a-luck Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Faro Games / Races: Keno Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History It Really Happened Landmark Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Madison--Wisconsin Nevada United States Virginia

Replicated Casinos: Who, Why, When and Where

1957, 1962, 1968, 1974 Over the years, entities around the world fashioned casinos for various educational and training purposes. Here are four that were based in the U.S.: 1) Instruction for Novice Players In 1957,…

ByDoresa Banning

June 9, 2019

Gambling Trouble at World’s Fair in San Francisco
Boxers / Fight Promoters: James W. Coffroth California Casino History Events Events: Panama-Pacific International Exposition Events: Panama-Pacific International Exposition: '49 Camp (San Francisco, CA) Gambling Gambling Currency: Scrip Gambling History Gambling: Illegal Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Faro Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Wheel of Fortune Gaming History It Really Happened Samuel "Sam" P. Davis San Francisco--California United States

Gambling Trouble at World’s Fair in San Francisco

1915 The ’49 Camp, one of the attractions at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, offered a gambling experience in which chips could be bought for money but cashed only for free-admission coupons for the other…

ByDoresa Banning

June 9, 2019

Mobbed Up Casino Opens in The Biggest Little City
Architects Architects: Thomas E. Hull Artists / Designers: Tom Douglas Barn Club (Reno, NV) Bonanza Club (Reno, NV) Casino History Chesterfield Syndicate (Detroit, MI) Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello Gambling Gambling History Games / Races: Big Six Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History International Casino (Havana, Cuba) Louis "Lou" J. Wertheimer Monte Carlo (Las Vegas, NV) Nevada Tropicana (Havana, Cuba) United States

Mobbed Up Casino Opens in The Biggest Little City

1944 The debut of the Bonanza Club* on October 3, 1944 in Reno, Nevada, was doubly significant. Formerly the Barn Club, the new casino was regarded as one of, if not, the finest in the…

ByDoresa Banning

June 9, 2019