Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court

Ben Furuta Charles P. O'Keefe Fred Taketo Aoyama Fred Y. Yamagishi Gambling History Games / Races: Bingo Games / Races: Tango It Really Happened James L. O'Keefe Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Lottie M. O'Keefe Nevada Reno Club, Inc. (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada United States William "Bill" F. Harrah Y. Yamagishi

War Disables Nevada Tango Club Owners

1941-1952 The 1941 breakout of war between the U.S. and Japan started a series of deleterious events for Nevada’s first tango parlor Reno Club, Inc. and its proprietors. These included a tangle with a newcomer…

Casino History Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV) Gamblers: Card Counters: Kenneth "Ken" S. Ulston Gamblers: Card Counters: Mark Estes Gambling History Gambling: Card Counting Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board It Really Happened Las Vegas Hilton (Las Vegas, NV) Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Marina Hotel and Casino MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) Nevada United States

A Legal Battle: Card Counters vs. Nevada Casinos

1977-1979 As Mark Estes, 28, played blackjack at a table in Nevada’s Las Vegas Hilton casino one day, he counted the cards. This involved remembering the cards dealt during each game and using a mathematical…

Casino History Circus Circus (Las Vegas, NV) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Kidnapping Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Defense Attorneys: Oscar Goodman Gambling History Harrah's (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Nevada Paul Michael Kodelja Sahara (Las Vegas, NV) Showboat Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Casino Dealer, Accomplice Execute Elaborate Crime in Las Vegas, Part I

1977 The couple’s harrowing experience started at their Las Vegas home. Two men disguised with faux facial hair and odd outfits nabbed First National Bank of Nevada executive Reno N. Fruzza as he entered his…

Casino History Fremont Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling Currency: Credit Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: NV Statute of 9 Anne Gambling: Debt Gaming History Goldfield--Nevada It Really Happened J.E. Burke & Co. Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Nevada Texas (Goldfield, NV) United States

Yesterday and Today: Collecting on Gambling Debts in Nevada

1864-1983 While being plied with endless, free whisky highballs,* Hamilton Buck played roulette for hours at the Texas gambling-saloon** in Goldfield, Nevada. Then, in 1908, the northwestern mining town was nearing the end of its…

Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: NV Gambling Law of 1931 Gambling License Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Washoe County Commission (NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Washoe County Sheriff E. Russell Trathen--Nevada Nevada United States

Lawsuit: I’m Entitled to a Cut

1931 In April 1931, the month after the new, liberal gambling law went into effect (March 19), Washoe County Sheriff E. Russell Trathen, per his job description, collected $20,000 (about $330,000 today) in gambling license…

Casino History Gambling History Games / Races: Contests Gaming History Hacienda (Las Vegas, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court Nevada United States

Vegas Casino Welshes on Paying Out

1958-1961 The Hacienda in Las Vegas, Nevada held an ongoing promotional contest at its golf course, which was widely advertised, even on the back of the postcard above. Participants would pay 50 cents (about $4.25 today) per…