Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) Archives

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Was Reno City Councilman Crooked?

1923-1945 Reno, Nevada’s Third Ward city councilman during the 1920s and 1930s was “owned by” the local Mobsters, acted in their interests and protected them, contended Harold S. Smith, Jr., Harolds Club co-owner, in his…

Belle Livingstone Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV) Casino History Casino: Takeovers Charles Rennie Chesterfield Syndicate (Detroit, MI) Clarence Shockey Crystal Bay--Nevada Daniel "Danny" W. Sullivan Gambling History Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV): William A. Justi Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) Harry Robbin Incline Village--Nevada Isadore Edward "Ed" Robbin It Really Happened James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay James Merrell John "Johnny" Rayburn La Boite Amusement Palace (Reno, NV) Lincoln Fitzgerald Monte Carlo (Reno, NV) Myrton "Mert" C. Wertheimer Nevada Raymond Reuben "Ruby" Mathis Reno--Nevada Robbin and Robbin / Robbins' Nevada Club Ta-Neva-Ho (Crystal Bay , NV) The Cowshed (Reno, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Mobsters Horn in on Northern Nevada Gambling Clubs

1929-1941 In the early decades of legal gambling in Nevada, Reno’s McKay/Graham combine expropriated legitimate business owners’ casinos in Washoe County. The local Mob, headed by William “Bill” Graham and James “Jim” McKay, strove to…

Belle Livingstone Casino History Gambler (Operators/Players) Gambler (Operators/Players): Memoirs Gambling Gambling: Mobster Control Of Gaming History George Wingfield Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV): William A. Justi Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Mobsters / Gangsters / Syndicate Members (Alleged) / Organizations Nevada Reno--Nevada The Cowshed (Reno, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Reno Gambling Club Owners Describe Industry's Ruling Mobsters

1920s-1930s It’s undisputed that Mobsters ruled early gambling in Reno, Nevada’s 1920s and 1930s. Two club owners who offered games of chance in the city courageously wrote, in their memoirs roughly two decades later, about…

Bank Club (Reno, NV) Casino History Casinos / Gambling Saloons / Card Clubs / Slot Routes / Wire Services / Hotels / Racetracks / Racinos Crimes / Violence / Punishments Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Assaults Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting Gambling History Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) It Really Happened Nevada Palace Club (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada Town House (Reno, NV) United States

Crimes in Reno Casinos Raise Concern

1945-1946 In the Bank Club, a co-proprietor of a local gambling saloon, Andrew Jackson “Jack” Blackman, shot to death James Lannigan, a small-time thug, on October 30, 1944, an action for which he was acquitted. In…

Casino History Did You Know? Eli Francovich Gambling History Games / Races Games / Races: Wheel of Fortune Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada United States Wine House (Reno, NV)

Quick Fact - Engendering Envy

1929 When the only types of legal gambling in Nevada were poker, five hundred, solo, whist, parimutuel betting on horse races and slot machines with restrictions, owner Eli Francovich* installed in his Wine House club…

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Games of Chance Appropriate in Bus Depot?

1951 Prior to the July grand opening of the new Greyhound Lines Inc. bus terminal at 224 S. Center Street in Reno, Pyramid Securities Inc. applied for a gambling license and permission to offer games…

Casino History Casino: Takeovers Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Reno--Nevada The Den (Reno, NV) United States

Casino Owners in Combustible Predicament

1949-1950 The Den opened its doors in spring 1949. The proprietors — Donald A. Bentley, John R. Hope and Robert M. Colahan — likely were hoping for at least as long a run as their…

Casino History Club Primadonna (Reno, NV) Colony Casino (Reno, NV) Ernest "Ernie" J. Primm Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: Reno Red Line Ordinance Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Reno's Divisive Gambling Zone

1947-1970 For some businesses, the Red Line was beneficial; for others, detrimental. The Red Line designated a rectangular region of downtown Reno, Nevada in which casinos with unlimited gambling could exist. Clubs offering gambling outside…