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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.

Casino History Did You Know? Don and Bea Hawkins Gambling History Gambling License Gaming History Nevada Quick Facts United States Winnemucca--Nevada

Quick Fact - Women Banned

1962 The City of Winnemucca in Nevada had an ordinance that prohibited women from working in a casino in which they had some ownership. Bea Hawkins, who with her husband Don, owned the Ferris Hotel…

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Games / Races: Burro Gaming History Nevada Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact - Creature Game Creation

1962 How ’bout a game of Burro? Fred Carrier, a Stateline, Nevada accountant, developed a gambling game with this name, the concept for which came to him in a nightmare. Based on magnetism, it featured…

Entertainment It Really Happened John Ascuaga Sparks--Nevada

Performing Pachyderm

1962-1999 You’ve likely heard of Dumbo, Horton and Babar, but what about Bertha? Real, unlike the others, Bertha is an elephant renowned for having performed in shows at the Nugget hotel-casino, in Sparks, Nevada, for…