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Reno Mobsters' Bank Club Breaks Gambling Law
Bank Club (Reno, NV) Casino History Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Disseminating Horse Racing Info Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Gambling Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Jack Sullivan / John D. Scarlett James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Nevada Palace Club (Reno, NV) Raymond J. Poncia Reno--Nevada United States Washoe Publishing Co. (Wire Service) Western News Co. (Wire Service) William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham

Reno Mobsters' Bank Club Breaks Gambling Law

1940-1941 In a series of raids in December 1940, Washoe County deputy sheriffs confiscated gambling-related paraphernalia from three Reno, Nevada locations: 1) Bank Club casino 2) Washoe Publishing Company (WPC) (room 311 in the Lyons Building)…

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August 15, 2018

Mob That Controlled Early Reno Gambling: Who, How
Bank Club (Reno, NV) Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV) Casino History Country Club (Reno, NV) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Harassment / Intimidation Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer Gambling History Gaming History George Wingfield Haymarket (Reno, NV) It Really Happened Jack Sullivan / John D. Scarlett James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay Monte Carlo (Reno, NV) Nathan "Nick" Abelman Nevada Reno--Nevada The Big Casino (Tonopah, NV) United States William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham Willows (Reno, NV)

Mob That Controlled Early Reno Gambling: Who, How

1920s-1930s Presumably to gain money, power and notoriety, two men controlled gambling in Reno, Nevada during the 1920s and 1930s through violence, payoffs, intimidation, threats and other gangster techniques. The industry mostly was illegal, with…

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October 11, 2017