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2021 U.S. Casino Facts

Here are some modern day facts about gambling in the U.S., courtesy of southfloridareporter.com. Most Number of Casinos Nevada has the most casinos, 334 of them. The state legalized gambling in 1931. Oklahoma is…

California Casino History Did You Know? Gambler (Operators/Players): Donation Gambling History Gaming History Los Angeles-California Quick Facts Rex (offshore, Southern CA) Tony Cornero / Antonio Cornero Stralla United States

Quick Fact - Tainted v. Pure Money

1938 Gambler Tony Cornero Stralla offered to donate a day’s worth of revenue from his Southern California casino boat, the Rex, to Zoo Park at 3800 Mission Road in Los Angeles. The attraction, then owned/operated…

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Holdouts Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact - He Who Cheats First …

1938 During a preliminary hearing on the felony charge of using a cheating device while playing cards at a Las Vegas gambling house, Walter Eccles of Los Angeles explained that he’d used a holdout worn…

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Quick Fact - Greater Transparency Given

The Nevada Tax Commission members agreed by unanimous vote to allow reporters to sit in and report on its voting sessions, meetings in which they made key decisions. Previously, voting had been done behind closed…

Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Firearms Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Did You Know? Gambling History Henry Club (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada The Capitol (Reno, NV) United States

Quick Fact - More Trouble Anticipated

1931 Robberies plagued Reno. The Capitol bar and the Henry Club, both offering games of chance, were hit inside of eight days. A rumor circulated that notorious gangsters were headed to the Northern Nevada city. It…

Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Assaults Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Disturbing the Peace Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Golden Bank (Reno, NV) Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada United States

Quick Fact - Beat-it-Out-of-You Approach

1957 Inside the Golden Bank Casino on a Saturday afternoon, security personnel saw Merle Naughton, 40-year-old salesman, yanking and pounding on slot machines. When they told him to leave, he did. He went across the…

Casino History Casinos / Gambling Saloons / Card Clubs / Slot Routes / Wire Services / Hotels / Racetracks / Racinos Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing: Pseudo Coins / Slugs Did You Know? Events: Seattle World's Fair / Century 21 Exposition Gambling Gambling Currency Gambling History Games / Races Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Nevada Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact - The Right Size

1962 After the Seattle World’s Fair, or the Century 21 Exposition, the bronze coins used as trade dollars during that event appeared in slot machines throughout Nevada.

Accidents Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Lido de Paris Nevada Quick Facts Stardust (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Quick Fact - The Nude is Falling

1969-1971 Patron Alvin Glasky sat in the Stardust hotel-casino’s showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, watching Lido de Paris on a Saturday evening in 1969. As one of the topless showgirls was being lowered from the…