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Gambler Adds Device to Get Roulette, Craps Defined as Slot Machines

Casino History Florida Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: FL Slot Machines Law, 1935 Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Miami--Florida Myrton "Mert" C. Wertheimer Royal Palm Club (Miami, FL) United States

Gambler Adds Device to Get Roulette, Craps Defined as Slot Machines

1937 After Florida legalized slot machines in 1935, casino operator Myrton “Mert” Wertheimer, 53, devised a way to also get craps and roulette, unlawful at the time, allowed under the new rule. (Previously, only dog…

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June 22, 2020

Mobster Ties: Blessing and Curse for Gambling Conglomerate (Part I)

Anthony Zerilli Australia Bally Manufacturing Co. Bally Manufacturing Corp. Casino History Casino: Financings: Teamsters Pension Fund Chicago--Illinois Dino Cellini Gambling History Games / Races Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Lion Manufacturing Co. Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Gerardo "Jerry" Catena It Really Happened Joseph D. Testa, Jr. London--England Meyer Lansky Michael Polizzi Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) Nevada New Jersey Riviera (Havana, Cuba) United States

Mobster Ties: Blessing and Curse for Gambling Conglomerate (Part I)

1963-1970s With assorted help from Mobsters starting in 1963, a small Chicago, Illinois-based pinball game maker, which had begun as Lion Manufacturing Co. in the 1920s, grew into the world’s largest slot machine developer, Bally…

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August 14, 2019

Quick Fact - Naming Bally

Bally Manufacturing Corp. Casino History Chicago--Illinois Gambling History Games / Races Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Lion Manufacturing Co. Games / Races: Lotteries/Sweepstakes Games / Races: Poker Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Quick Facts The Who United States

Quick Fact - Naming Bally

1968, 1969 Bally Manufacturing Corp. got its name from Ballyhoo, the first coin-operated pinball machine (a penny got you seven plays) created in 1931 by Raymond Moloney, owner of Chicago, Illinois-based Lion Manufacturing Co. Lion…

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August 7, 2019

Replicated Casinos: Who, Why, When and Where

Beverly Hills-California Casino: Mock Casino: Openings Ethnic Groups: African Americans Gambling History Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Chuck-a-luck Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Faro Games / Races: Keno Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Landmark Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, NV) Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Madison--Wisconsin Nevada Royal Nevada (Las Vegas, NV) United States Virginia

Replicated Casinos: Who, Why, When and Where

1957, 1962, 1968, 1974 Over the years, entities around the world fashioned casinos for various educational and training purposes. Here are four that were based in the U.S.: 1) Instruction for Novice Players In 1957,…

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August 8, 2018

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

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…

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August 3, 2018

Quick Fact - The Right Size

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.

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July 27, 2018

Quick Fact - Gambling at Both Ends

Casino History Casino: Openings Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Did You Know? Gambling History Games / Races Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Mapes (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada United States

Quick Fact - Gambling at Both Ends

1947 When the luxurious 12-story Mapes hotel opened in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, December 27, 1947, it boasted two casinos. One was on the river side of the main level, the other in the southwest…

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July 13, 2018

Cashing In, Out on Slot Machine Route

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Equipment Gambling: Revenue Games / Races Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Ray Wherrit Southern Nevada Vending Company United States

Cashing In, Out on Slot Machine Route

1951-1954 In October 1951, Southern California resident, Wayne H. Teipel, responded to a “For Sale” ad in the Los Angeles Examiner for a slot machine, pinball game and phonograph route business in Las Vegas, Nevada.…

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July 4, 2018

Quick Fact - An "Unsuitable" Combo

Brothels Brothels: Ash Meadows Sky Ranch (Lathrop Wells, NV) Did You Know? Gambling History Gambling License Games / Races Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Lathrop Wells (Amargosa Valley)--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts

Quick Fact - An "Unsuitable" Combo

1972 The brothel Ash Meadows Sky Ranch, in Lathrop Wells (today Amargosa Valley) in Nye County, accessible via an airstrip, was denied a gambling license by Nevada gaming regulators to operate four slot machines on…

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June 29, 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

Quick Fact - Pure Luck

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Win / Jackpot Games / Races Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada United States

Quick Fact - Pure Luck

1952 “One of the members of the Journal news staff stopped in at a [Reno, Nevada] casino one night last week, put a nickel in a slot machine and hit the jackpot. The…

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May 11, 2018

Former Illegal U.S. Gamblers Open Turkey's First Casino

Casino d'Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey) Casino History Casino: Openings Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Bombings Gambling History Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Baccarat Games / Races: Chemin de Fer Games / Races: Craps Games / Races: Roulette Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Hot Springs--Arkansas Istanbul--Turkey It Really Happened

Former Illegal U.S. Gamblers Open Turkey's First Casino

1969-1975 A bomb exploded on the Casino d’Istanbul’s roof, injuring several people, on the night of Saturday, May 1, 1971. It happened during a banquet hosted by the Dayton, Ohio-based National Cash Register Company and…

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April 4, 2018

The Illegal, Future-Telling Slot Machine Dilemma

California Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Equipment: Seizures Games / Races Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History It Really Happened Plumas County--California United States

The Illegal, Future-Telling Slot Machine Dilemma

1957 These fortunes and statements were what appeared in the display of a particular slot machine when one read the whole reel from left to right. Short three- to five-word phrases replaced the typical fruit…

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March 21, 2018

Mobbed Up Casino Opens in The Biggest Little City

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) 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…

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February 14, 2018

Slot Machines Land on Trouble in Reno

Casino: Corporations: Pyramid Securities Inc. Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Fraud Gambling History Gambling: Equipment Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities Gaming History Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Nevada State Prison (Carson City, NV) Oak Room (Reno, NV) Pyramid Securities Inc: Joe Larango Reno--Nevada

Slot Machines Land on Trouble in Reno

1953 Theodore “Ted” Donaldson, 31, bought six slot machines from Joe Larango of Pyramid Securities Inc., a company with the devices in several Reno, Nevada locations, including the Oak Room casino. Donaldson paid the $1,825 cost…

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February 7, 2018

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