Casinos in Bingo Trouble

Cal Vada (Lake Tahoe, NV), Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV), Games / Races: Bingo, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Tax Commission, It Really Happened, Lake Tahoe--Nevada, Nevada, Ta-Neva-Ho (Crystal Bay , NV)4 Comments

1954 A brouhaha over bingo made it a memorable year for gambling at Lake Tahoe. To lure as many tourists as possible into their casinos, numerous operators offered big-ticket prizes for winners at summer’s end (most places closed for the winter months). The Ta-Neva-Ho boasted awarding trips to Mexico and Hawaii; the Cal Vada promoted…