Reno Mobsters’ Bank Club Breaks Gambling Law

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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) 3) Western News Company (WNC) (room 15 in the Fordonia Building). The equipment taken included teletypewriters,* Teleflash** units, telephones, switch boxes,…