Yes To Open Gambling: No Big Deal

Gambling Laws / Regulations, Gambling License, Games / Races: Roulette, It Really Happened, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Washoe County Sheriff E. Russell Trathen--Nevada, Nevada, Northern Club (Las Vegas, NV), Owl Club (Reno, NV), Politicians / Politics: NV Governor Frederick "Fred" Balzar1 Comment

1931 Despite an influx of newsmen into town to report what gambling now looked like in Nevada’s biggest city immediately following legalization, a move they described as “reviving the days of the pioneer west,” the status quo endured (Nevada State Journal, March 21, 1931). “There was no wild rush to the gambling resorts and the…