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Artists / Designers: Joachim Lüdcke Casino History Nevada Casino History U.S. Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Nevada Gambling History U.S. Games / Races: Faro Gaming History H.G. "Doc" Brown It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Pinkerton National Detective Agency Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Pinkerton National Detective Agency: Thomas "Tom" H. Horn Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Pinkerton National Detective Agency: William A. Pinkerton Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Chief of Police John "Jack" M. Kirkley Nevada Reno--Nevada The Owl Club (Spokane, WA) United States

1891 Crime Inspires Wild West Painting

1891-1935 “No matter in which position you face it, whether from front, above, below or at either side, the subject has you constantly under his eyes and his ‘gun.’ In fact, as you move, the…

Artists / Designers: Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Art Games / Races: Poker Gaming History It Really Happened United States

Paintings of Canine Gamblers Still Ring True 100 Years Later

1894-Today In his paintings depicting dogs as humans, Cassius “Kash” Marcellus Coolidge (1844-1934) brilliantly captured the nuances of poker playing and gambling. The dogs’ expressions are spot on and the details, comedic. Perhaps Coolidge himself…

Artists / Designers: Roger Price (Droodles) Gambling History Gambling: Art Games / Races: Craps Gaming History It Really Happened United States

Historic Droodle Depicts Gambling Euphemisms

1957 Here’s one of Roger Price’s Droodles, funny drawings of everyday objects, called “Sick With the Measles.“ The accompanying anecdote read: “When my landlady Mrs. Goonsgarten saw this Droodle, she made me sign a statement…

Artists / Designers: Michel Fresnay Casino History Casino: Uniforms Gambling History Gaming History Incline Village--Nevada It Really Happened Kings Castle (Incline Village, NV) Lake Tahoe--Nevada Nathan "Nate" S. Jacobson Nevada United States

"Mod-Medieval" Costumes Serve as Lake Tahoe Hotel-Casino Work Uniforms

This is the third of a series of posts related to and leading up to the release on Dec. 6 of A Bold Gamble at Lake Tahoe: Crime and Corruption in a Casino’s Evolution by…

Architects Architects: Thomas E. Hull Artists / Designers Artists / Designers: Tom Douglas Barn Club (Reno, NV) Bonanza Club (Reno, NV) Casino History Casino: Openings Chesterfield Syndicate (Detroit, MI) Desert Inn (Las Vegas, NV) El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello Gambling Gambling History Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Big Six Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History International Casino (Havana, Cuba) Louis "Lou" Wertheimer Mapes (Reno, NV) Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) / Organizations Moe Dalitz Monte Carlo (Las Vegas, NV) Nevada Reno--Nevada Riverside Hotel (Reno, NV) Tropicana (Havana, Cuba) United States Wilbur Clark

Mobbed Up Casino Opens in The Biggest Little City

1944 The debut of the Bonanza Club* on October 3, 1944 in Reno, Nevada, was doubly significant. Formerly the Barn Club, the new casino was regarded as one of, if not, the finest in the…

Artists / Designers: Pierre de Régnier (aka Tigre) Casino History Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Art Games / Races: Baccarat Gaming History Nice--France Quick Facts

Quick Fact - Depiction of French Gamblers

1931 The Big Baccarat Table in Nice (France) was sketched by cartoonist, Pierre de Régnier, aka Tigre (1898-1943), and ran in newspapers with this description: “From left to right: Mme. Ephrussi, the French multimillionaire widow…

Artists / Designers: Edvard Munch Artists / Designers: Georges "Sem" Goursat Artists / Designers: Jean-Georges Beraud Camille Blanc Casino de Monte-Carlo (Monaco) Casino History Francois Blanc Gambling History Gambling: Art Gaming History It Really Happened Monaco Rene Leon

3 Depictions: Gambling at Monte Carlo

1890-1910 The heyday of the Monte Carlo casino resort in Monaco was The Roaring Twenties, but that was due in large part to the solid foundation laid by François Blanc decades earlier, who stepped in…

Artists / Designers Artists / Designers: Lewis "Lew" Hymers Artists / Designers: Pat Denner Artists / Designers: Roscoe "Duke" Reading Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Mascots: Bucky Buckaroo Gambling: Mascots: Last Chance Joe Gambling: Mascots: Vegas Vic Gambling: Mascots: Wendover Will Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Nugget Motor Lodge / Dick Graves' Nugget / John Ascuaga's Nugget (Sparks, NV) Pioneer Club (Las Vegas, NV) Publicity Stunts / Promotions / Advertisements Reno--Nevada Sparks--Nevada State Line Hotel and Casino (Wendover, NV) United States Wendover / West Wendover--Nevada

4 Iconic Gambling Characters

1940s-Today They’re one of a kind. Dazzling. Captivating. Iconic. Pure Nevada. They’re the mascots of the state’s gambling industry. They graced the facades of casinos in the gambling meccas, and some still do. Rather than…