Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing
Ernest Dennison
Gambling
Gambling Laws / Regulations
Games / Races: Chuck-a-luck
It Really Happened
Nevada
Animals Run Roadside Zoos
1940s A spate of “roadside zoos” opened along various Nevada highways, typically in rural areas, during the late 1940s. The owners were hustlers who lured unsuspecting tourists onto their grounds with the promise of seeing…