Quick Fact – Seer 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…
Gambling License
Games / Races: Roulette
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Washoe County Sheriff E. Russell Trathen--Nevada
Nevada
Northern Club (Las Vegas, NV)
Owl Club (Reno, NV)
Politicians / Politics: NV Governor Frederick "Fred" Balzar
Yes To Open Gambling: No Big Deal
1931 Despite an influx of newsmen into town to report what gambling now looked like in Nevada’s biggest city immediately following legalization, a move they described as “reviving the days of the pioneer west,” the…