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Reno Company Handcrafts Animated Slot Machines

Animated Casino History Character Manufacturing Co. Elko--Nevada Frank Polk Gambling History Gaming History Golden (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas, NV) Las Vegas--Nevada Mapes (Reno, NV) Nevada Nevada Club (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada Stockmen's Hotel (Elko, NV) Sundance Cravat The Mint (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Reno Company Handcrafts Animated Slot Machines

1950-1956 A novel, animated gambling device began to appear in Nevada casinos in 1950. It debuted in the lobby of Reno’s Mapes hotel-casino in the fall and “got a big play from visiting Shriners,” reported…

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July 17, 2019

Replicated Casinos: Who, Why, When and Where

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

Assaults Crimes / Violence / Punishments Did You Know? Disturbing the Peace Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Golden Bank (Reno, NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno Police Department--Nevada Reno--Nevada Slot Machines / Fruities 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 Did You Know? Gambling Gambling Currency Gambling History Games / Races Gaming History Nevada Pseudo Coins / Slugs Quick Facts Seattle World's Fair / Century 21 Exposition Slot Machines / Fruities 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

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

Equipment Gambling Gambling History Games / Races Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Lawsuit Nevada Ray Wherrit Revenue Slot Machines / Fruities Southern Nevada Vending Company Tax Evasion 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

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

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

21 / Blackjack Casino History Craps Gambling Gambling History Gambling License Games / Races 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 Openings Raymond "Pappy" I. Smith Raymond A. Smith Roulette Shutdowns Slot Machines / Fruities 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 Games / Races Gaming History Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada Slot Machines / Fruities United States Win / Jackpot

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 attendant…

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May 11, 2018

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

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

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 Games / Races Gaming History It Really Happened Plumas County--California Seizures Slot Machines / Fruities 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

Slot Machines Go Big … and Ginormous

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

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

Mobbed Up Casino Opens in The Biggest Little City

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

Equipment Fraud Gambling History Gaming History Joe Larango Lawsuit Nevada Nevada State Prison (Carson City, NV) Oak Room (Reno, NV) Pyramid Securities Inc. Reno--Nevada Slot Machines / Fruities

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

Quick Fact - Spurring On Business

Big Berthas Casino History Craps Did You Know? Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Keno Nevada Openings Quick Facts Reno--Nevada Roulette Silver Spur (Reno, NV) Slot Machines / Fruities United States

Quick Fact - Spurring On Business

1968 During the grand opening of the Silver Spur casino at 221 N. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada on July 1, 1968, the ribbon was cut with a silver spur that Audie Murphy used in the…

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January 12, 2018

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