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Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Geographical Areas Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission Nevada Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact – Greater Transparency Given

1952 The Nevada Tax Commission members agreed by unanimous vote to allow reporters to sit in and report on its voting sessions, meetings in which they made key decisions. Previously, voting had been done behind closed…

Bank Club (Reno, NV) Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Disseminating Horse Racing Info Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Illegal Gaming History It Really Happened Jack Sullivan / John D. Scarlett Nevada Raymond J. Poncia United States Washoe Publishing Co. (Wire Service) Western News Co. (Wire Service)

Reno Mobsters’ Bank Club Breaks Gambling Law

1940-1941 In a series of raids in December 1940, Washoe County deputy sheriffs confiscated gambling-related paraphernalia from three Reno, Nevada locations: 1) Bank Club casino 2) Washoe Publishing Company (WPC) (room 311 in the Lyons Building)…

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…

California Casino History Del Mar Racetrack (Del Mar, CA) Del Mar--California Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Games / Races: Horse Racing Gaming History Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact – A Regular For Years

Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was such a rabid fan of horse racing that every summer, when in nearby La Jolla for his annual physical exam, he visited Del Mar in California, where he…

Casino: Corporations: Pyramid Securities Inc. Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Fraud Gambling History Gambling: Equipment Gaming History Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Oak Room (Reno, NV) Pyramid Securities Inc.: Joe Larango

Slot Machines Land on Trouble in Reno

1953 Theodore “Ted” Donaldson, 31, bought six slot machines from Joe Larango of Pyramid Securities Inc., a company with the devices in several Reno, Nevada locations, including the Oak Room casino. Donaldson paid the $1,825 cost…

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,…

Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Disturbing the Peace Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Golden Bank (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact – Beat-it-Out-of-You Approach

1957 Inside the Golden Bank Casino on a Saturday afternoon, security personnel saw Merle Naughton, 40-year-old salesman, yanking and pounding on slot machines. When they told him to leave, he did. He went across the…