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)…