Upsy-Daisy: Negligence Or Greed?

Games / Races: Panguingue, Harolds Club (Reno, NV), It Really Happened, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit, Nevada Club (Las Vegas, NV), Reno--NevadaLeave a comment

1953-1954 When customer Mrs. Curt Whitney entered the Nevada Club at 3 a.m. on a Sunday in May 1953, her shoe allegedly got caught in a hole in the floor, and she fell. More than a year later, she and her husband sued the casino. She sought $35,000 in damages for injuries to her right…

Lawmen Run Amok in Rawhide

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting, Gambling, Gambling License, Games / Races: Panguingue, Games / Races: Poker, George "Tex" Rickard, It Really Happened, Rawhide--Nevada, The Northern (Rawhide, Nevada)Leave a comment

1908 Two deputy sheriffs in the mining camp of Rawhide, Nevada,* were on the take. For a regularly paid fee, they allowed establishments to operate legal games without a license and/or run banned ones as well. Sometimes they allowed gambling houses that paid heavy license fees on some games to conduct others without paying for a…