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Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department–Nevada


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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 - Questions of Identity
Boxers / Fight Promoters: Edward "Gunboat" Smith Casino (Reno, NV) Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Did You Know? Gambling History Gaming History Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts Reno--Nevada

Quick Fact - Questions of Identity

1923 A new man in town was thought to be the famous Irish American boxer Edward “Gunboat” Smith. But when the City of Reno police arrested him as a suspect in a $310 ($4,500 today)…

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January 5, 2018

The Wanted Man of Mystery
107th Street Mob Casino History Drugs / Narcotics Gambling History Gambling: Shills Games / Races: Roulette Gaming History Helmuth Hartmann It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Law Enforcement / Judicial System: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Nevada Palace Club (Reno, NV) Reno--Nevada United States

The Wanted Man of Mystery

1941 The man who played roulette in the Palace Club nearly every day for six months was noticeable for his suave appearance. Henry Helmut, age 47, had a bit of gray hair and sported a…

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July 19, 2017

Blaming It On The Dice
Casino History Gambling History Gambling: Loss Games / Races: Craps Gaming History Harold S. Smith, Sr. Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Blaming It On The Dice

1946-1947 On the third Tuesday of April 1946, after work at the Southern Pacific Shop in Sparks, Nevada, Sam Lemel took the bus to Reno and went to Harolds Club where he played craps. He…

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June 28, 2017

Gunfire Roils Crowded Harolds Club
Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Firearms Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting Gambling Gambling History Gaming History Harolds Club (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Gunfire Roils Crowded Harolds Club

1947-1953 Harolds Club bustled on Christmas Eve in 1947 with revelers enjoying the gambling and camaraderie when an unexpected event instantly silenced the din. Panic followed. Since the previous morning, Reno, Nevada police had been…

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January 4, 2017