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Casino History Club Primadonna (Reno, NV) Colony Casino (Reno, NV) Ernest "Ernie" J. Primm Gambling History Gambling Laws / Regulations: Reno Red Line Ordinance Gaming History Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Reno City Council (NV) It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Reno's Divisive Gambling Zone

1947-1970 For some businesses, the Red Line was beneficial; for others, detrimental. The Red Line designated a rectangular region of downtown Reno, Nevada in which casinos with unlimited gambling could exist. Clubs offering gambling outside…

Casino History Casino, Gambling Saloon, Card Club Fronts / Workers / Bookmakers / Dealers Casino, Gambling Saloon, Card Club, Slot Route Owners / Operators / Licensees / Gamblers Club Primadonna (Reno, NV) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling Ernest "Ernie" J. Primm Gambling History Gaming History It Really Happened Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit Nevada Reno--Nevada United States

Casino Owner Blackballs Worker?

1956-1959 A thief absconded with $2,000 (about $17,500 today) from the Club Primadonna casino in Reno, Nevada on the first Friday of May 1956. The missing 10,000 dimes, 2,000 quarters and 1,000 half-dollars, the reserve…

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Out With The Passé

1926-present By 1963, major casino owners in Reno, Nevada thought the downtown fixture was outdated and ugly compared to their modern buildings on Virginia Street. They even offered to pay for it and its maintenance…

California Club Primadonna (Reno, NV) Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Tax Evasion Did You Know? Ernest "Ernie" J. Primm Gambling Gambling: Shills Games / Races: Poker Gardena--California Quick Facts

Quick Fact - Shill Losses

1952 When Ernest J. Primm owned the Monterey Club, a poker house in Gardena, California (a Los Angeles suburb), he claimed on his state income taxes the losses of his shills, up to $500 ($4,500 today) a…