Gambling
Gambling Laws / Regulations: NV Anti-Lottery Law
Games / Races: Lotteries/Sweepstakes
It Really Happened
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Opportunity Club (Reno, NV)
Reno--Nevada
The Chain Letter Of The Law
1935 Although it was a Ponzi scheme, its lure of big money was too strong for many Renoites to resist. One chain letter business, the Opportunity Club, popped up overnight as part of the nationwide…