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Archie Sneed Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Assaults Elmer West Ernest "Ernie" J. Primm Events: World War II Frank Richardson Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Joseph Hall Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Military Nevada Palace Club (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada United States

Lawsuit: You Won't Get Away With It

1945-1946 Alfred E. Cushman entered the Palace Club, in uniform, shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 1945. Prior to that, the recently discharged U.S. Army veteran participated in the Armistice Day parade in…

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Quick Fact - Gambling Sympathy Strike

1943 A site protection officer disciplined nine workers for shooting dice in a restroom and instructed them to report to the labor relations officer. This happened during the night shift at the Ford Motor Company…

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Criminals, Money Problems Plague Reno Casino

1940-1943 The Barn Club casino’s existence during World War II was rocky and, therefore, cut short. It began in December 1940, when Jack Fugitt, an entertainment machine business owner, and Walter Oswald, assumed the lease…

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Quick Fact - Miss and Hit

1943 The British submarine, HMS Sickle, fired a succession of torpedoes during World War II, in May, sinking an enemy vessel in Cape Ferrat, southeastern France. But one of the missiles hit a cliff in…

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WWII: Impact on Nevada's Gambling

1944-1945 In the final year of World War II, three related mandates hampered Nevada’s gambling clubs, but, in general, casinos willingly withstood the hits out of a sense of patriotic duty. These directives, imposed by…