Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts
Casino History
Crystal Bay--Nevada
Gambling History
Gaming History
It Really Happened
Lake Tahoe--Nevada
Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit
Nevada
United States
Lawsuit: No Casino in My Neighborhood, Period
1945-1947 Ray Wherrit and Austin K. Wright of San Luis Obispo, California set out in 1945 to build a $120,000 hotel-casino in the Crystal Bay Park subdivision on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. The…