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California Casino History Creators / Manufacturers Desert Inn (Las Vegas, NV) Dunes (Las Vegas, NV) Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling Gambling History Gambling: Assistance Devices Games / Races Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack Games / Races: Games Creators / Manufacturers: Bob Bamford / Joe Alper Gaming History It Really Happened Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Pasadena--California Sahara (Las Vegas, NV) Silver Slipper (Las Vegas, NV) United States

"Electronic Brain Upsets Vegas Blackjack Dealers"

1960 “Las Vegas seemed to be both fascinated and frightened by the little computing machine,” reported Ray Duncan in the Independent Star-News (Dec. 5, 1960). The referenced device, via a dial on its front, advised…

Casino History Did You Know? Gambling History Games / Races: Bingo Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board Las Vegas Strip / S. Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts Sands (Las Vegas, NV) Silver Slipper (Las Vegas, NV) United States

Quick Fact - Detrimental Game of Chance

1956 The gambling licensees of the Dunes and Silver Slipper casinos applied to restart bingo on the premises, but the Nevada Gaming Commission denied their request, stating that the return of the game to the Las…

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Did You Know? Dunes (Las Vegas, NV) Gambling: Debt Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service Las Vegas Strip / S. Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas--Nevada Nevada Quick Facts United States

Quick Fact - Accounting Shift

1964 The Dunes in Las Vegas, Nevada switched from writing off unpaid IOUs to claiming them as income, allegedly to keep Internal Revenue Service agents from harassing its customers — asking guests in the hotel…

Bluebell Girls Dunes (Las Vegas, NV) El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) Entertainment Golden Hotel (Reno, NV) Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission It Really Happened Las Vegas Strip / S. Las Vegas Boulevard Law Enforcement / Judicial System: NV Attorney General Roger Foley Politicians / Politics: NV Governor Grant Sawyer Reno--Nevada Riverside Hotel (Reno, NV) Stardust (Las Vegas, NV)

Bare Bosom Brouhaha

1958-1961 The debut of topless showgirls in Las Vegas roused disapproval — not surprising given it occurred early in the Leave it to Beaver era. The Stardust was the first to abandon bras and tops,…