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Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting Gambling History Hawthorne--Nevada It Really Happened Leonard E. Erickson Nevada United States Vollie "Sam" V. Gonce

Series of Tragedies in Nevada Town Starts Inside Gambling Saloon

1951 A violent episode in a gambling saloon in Hawthorne, Nevada and ensuing events destroyed at least one resident family, the Gonces. A Little Background Vollie “Sam” V. Gonce and Kathleen L. Chapman had tied…

Accidents: Plane Crashes Casino History El Capitan Club (Hawthorne, NV) Gambling History Gambling: Junkets Gaming History Hawthorne--Nevada It Really Happened Nevada United States

Nevada Casino Patrons From California Meet Horrendous Fate

1969 A group of Southern Californians, winding down from a Monday night of gambling at the El Capitan Club in Hawthorne, Nevada, were on the “Gamblers Special” flight back home. The plane never made it.…

Carson City--Nevada Casino History Creators / Manufacturers Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing Elko--Nevada Gambling Gambling History Games / Races Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Nevada Electronics Inc. Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission Hawthorne--Nevada It Really Happened Lake Tahoe--Nevada Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Reno--Nevada Wells--Nevada

Money-Making Casino Ploy

1966 Suddenly, in the fall, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) directed 41-plus casinos to cease operation of specific electronic blackjack machines because they were “experiencing difficulties when played so as to render the devices more…

Hawthorne–Nevada

Series of Tragedies in Nevada Town Starts Inside Gambling Saloon

Nevada Casino Patrons From California Meet Horrendous Fate

Money-Making Casino Ploy