Quick Fact – Tunnel Thief
1904 An industrious individual tunneled beneath the Tonopah Club in Tonopah, Nevada, cut a hole through the casino floor and stole $1,000 in gold and silver from the box under the faro table – all…
00 (Double-0) Club (Las Vegas, NV)
Arcade (Las Vegas, NV)
Arizona Club (Las Vegas, NV)
Block 16--Nevada
California Hotel-Casino (Las Vegas, NV)
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder
Gambling
Games / Races: Craps
Games / Races: Faro
Games / Races: Poker
Games / Races: Roulette
Gem (Las Vegas, NV)
It Really Happened
Prohibition
Red Onion (Las Vegas, NV)
Sin City
Star (Las Vegas, NV)
Turf (Las Vegas, NV)
Block 16: Sin City’s Early Days
1905-1941 Imagine in the early 1900s, a block about the length of a football field, in the Mojave Desert in Nevada where gambling, drinking and prostitution prevailed free from law enforcement’s intrusion, and where fights…
Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel (Tijuana, Mexico)
Casino de Mexicali (Mexicali, Mexico)
Casino: Takeovers
Feria Típica (Tijuana, Mexico)
Gambling
Games / Races: Baccarat
Games / Races: Bull Fighting
Games / Races: Cockfighting
Games / Races: Dog Racing
Games / Races: Faro
Games / Races: Horse Racing
Games / Races: Keno
Games / Races: Poker
Games / Races: Roulette
It Really Happened
Mexico
Monte Carlo (Tijuana, Mexico)
Owl Cafe and Theatre (Calexico, Mexico)
Politicians / Politics: Baja, CA Governor Esteban Cantu
Prohibition
Sunset Inn (Tijuana, Mexico)
Americans Head South Para Apostar
1913-1929 With various state bans on gambling and, later, a nationwide prohibition against liquor, many Americans, particularly wealthy Southern Californians, traveled to casinos in Mexican border cities to play and imbibe. “The great hegira* is in,…
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,…
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…