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Governor Fred Balzar
1930
In December, while vacationing in Southern California, Nevada Governor Frederick “Fred” Balzar — foretelling the future — told reporters that gambling already was wide open in his state and that a bill making it official certainly would be brought before the legislature at its next session.
It did happen; Silver State lawmakers legalized gaming in March 1931.
Photo from the Nevada Historical Society
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