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Place For a Roaring Good Time

1949 The Smiths, who owned and operated Harolds Club in Reno, Nevada appropriately named their casino Roaring Camp. Generally, a roaring camp was “a gold-prospecting camp characterized by wild behavior, unrestrained drinking and gambling,” according…

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March 14, 2022

New Game of Chance Hits Popularity Jackpot in 1930s Nevada

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New Game of Chance Hits Popularity Jackpot in 1930s Nevada

1936-1950s The Palace Club introduced a new casino game to Nevada’s “Biggest Little City” on May 1, 1936. Renoites quickly discovered it, and its popularity soared, leading to a solid run over about a decade.…

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March 10, 2021

Mobsters Horn in on Northern Nevada Gambling Clubs

Belle Livingstone Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV) Casino History Casino: Takeovers Charles Rennie Chesterfield Syndicate (Detroit, MI) Clarence Shockey Crystal Bay--Nevada Daniel "Danny" W. Sullivan Gambling History Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV): William A. Justi Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Harry Robbin Incline Village--Nevada Isadore Edward "Ed" Robbin It Really Happened James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay James Merrell John "Johnny" Rayburn La Boite Amusement Palace (Reno, NV) Lincoln Fitzgerald Monte Carlo (Reno, NV) Myrton "Mert" C. Wertheimer Nevada Raymond Reuben "Ruby" Mathis Reno--Nevada Robbin and Robbin / Robbins' Nevada Club Ta-Neva-Ho (Crystal Bay , NV) The Cowshed (Reno, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Mobsters Horn in on Northern Nevada Gambling Clubs

1929-1941 In the early decades of legal gambling in Nevada, Reno’s McKay/Graham combine expropriated legitimate business owners’ casinos in Washoe County. The local Mob, headed by William “Bill” Graham and James “Jim” McKay, strove to…

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March 14, 2020

Reno Gambling Club Owners Describe Industry's Ruling Mobsters

Belle Livingstone Casino History Gambler (Operators/Players) Gambler (Operators/Players): Memoirs Gambling Gambling: Mobster Control Of Gaming History George Wingfield Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV): William A. Justi Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) / Organizations Nevada Reno--Nevada The Cowshed (Reno, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Reno Gambling Club Owners Describe Industry's Ruling Mobsters

1920s-1930s It’s undisputed that Mobsters ruled early gambling in Reno, Nevada’s 1920s and 1930s. Two club owners who offered games of chance in the city courageously wrote, in their memoirs roughly two decades later, about…

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December 18, 2019

Quick Fact - Party Palace

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Raymond "Pappy" I. Smith Raymond A. Smith Reno--Nevada Sparks--Nevada United States

Quick Fact - Party Palace

1950-1979 The Harolds Club casino, in Reno, Nevada, held an annual winter holiday party for employees at its Harolds Trapshooting Club in the neighboring town of Sparks, on the Pyramid Highway. The fêtes, which featured…

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June 1, 2018

Double The Pleasure, Double The Fun

Casino History Casino: Openings Casino: Shutdowns Gambling Gambling History Gambling License Games / Races Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Harolds Trapshooting Club (Spanish Springs, NV) It Really Happened Jabberwock Gun Club (Spanish Springs, NV) Nevada Raymond "Pappy" I. Smith Raymond A. Smith Spanish Springs--Nevada United States

Double The Pleasure, Double The Fun

1949-1979 Harolds wasn’t the only Northern Nevada club with gambling that the Smiths owned for decades. In 1950, the renowned gambling family purchased Jabberwock Gun Club, located on the Pyramid Lake Highway in what today…

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May 30, 2018

Draftsman Gets a Wild Hair … Or Two … Or Three

California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: San Francisco Police Department--California Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Nevada Reno--Nevada San Francisco--California United States

Draftsman Gets a Wild Hair … Or Two … Or Three

1952 “Someone very dear to you is being held and will be killed if you don’t give me the money.” This was the content of the note, a bluff, Frederick Charles Will, handed to the…

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May 16, 2018

Slot Machines Go Big … and Ginormous

Bally Distributing Company Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV) Casino History Creators / Manufacturers Dick Graves Eldorado Resort Casino (Reno, NV) Four Queens Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling History Gambling: Win / Jackpot Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Currency Gaming Devices Inc. Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Dick Graves Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: SIRCOMA (Si Redd's Coin Machines) Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: William "Si" Redd Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities: Big Bertha Constellations Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities: Big Berthas Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities: Super Berthas Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Plantation Casino / Rail City Casino (Sparks, NV) Reno--Nevada United States

Slot Machines Go Big … and Ginormous

1960s-Today The Big Bertha introduced in the 1960s wasn’t a circus lady or a German howitzer; it was a made-in-Nevada slot machine that became iconic. Named for its size, the three-reel device stood 5 to…

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February 28, 2018

Quick Fact - Out of Thin Air

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada United States

Quick Fact - Out of Thin Air

1964 When dealer Lue Dennis exited her work, Harolds Club casino, a man descended and hit the pavement in front of her. Reno resident, John Nahirney, age 79, had fallen from the Nevada casino’s fire…

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November 3, 2017

Blaming It On The Dice

Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Loss Games / Races: Craps Gaming History Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Blaming It On The Dice

1946-1947 On the third Tuesday of April 1946, after work at the Southern Pacific Shop in Sparks, Nevada, Sam Lemel took the bus to Reno and went to Harolds Club where he played craps. He…

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June 28, 2017

Gamblers Oppose Daylight Saving Time

Casino History Charles Mapes Events: Daylight Saving Time Gambling History Gambling: Revenue Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Mapes (Reno, NV) Nevada Politicians / Politics: NV Governor Vail Pittman Raymond "Pappy" I. Smith United States

Gamblers Oppose Daylight Saving Time

1949 Casino owners balked when the question of going on daylight saving time (DST) arose in Nevada in 1949. Gamblers’ Outcries Charles Mapes, owner of the Mapes hotel-casino in Reno, made a few arguments: •…

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April 5, 2017

Gunfire Roils Crowded Harolds Club

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Firearms Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Gunfire Roils Crowded Harolds Club

1947-1953 Harolds Club bustled on Christmas Eve in 1947 with revelers enjoying the gambling and camaraderie when an unexpected event instantly silenced the din. Panic followed. Since the previous morning, Reno, Nevada police had been…

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January 4, 2017

Quick Fact - Gambling, Guns and ... Dolls

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada United States

Quick Fact - Gambling, Guns and ... Dolls

1968 For a few months, Harolds Club expanded its exhibited items beyond antique guns and Old West memorabilia. The Reno, Nevada casino displayed a collection of 150 dolls — including the 1930s Shirley Temple —…

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November 4, 2016

"Gambling Fool's" Three-Day Craps Game

Casino History Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Win / Jackpot Games / Races: Craps Gaming History Geographical Areas Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Reno--Nevada United States

"Gambling Fool's" Three-Day Craps Game

1946 A tastefully attired gent in his 40s sat at a craps table around 7 p.m. on a March Tuesday and began to wager with bundles of $1,000 ($12,000 today). After betting Harolds Club’s house…

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August 3, 2016

Quick Fact - Mice and Men

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Raymond A. Smith Reno--Nevada

Quick Fact - Mice and Men

1936 When brothers, Harold S. Smith, Sr. and Raymond A. Smith, opened a small casino called Harolds Club in Reno, Nevada, the main attraction was mouse roulette “where customers bet their small change on what…

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July 15, 2016

Pay Up Or Blow Up — Reno/Sparks

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Pay Up Or Blow Up — Reno/Sparks

1970-1971 In the summer of 1970, a package and suitcase found in a Sparks Nugget motor lodge room in Nevada with a note affixed saying to please deliver the items to Nugget owner John Ascuaga’s…

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June 8, 2016

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