At Reno Gambling Club, The Crowd Roars One Day, A Fire, The Next

Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV), Casino History, Country Club (Reno, NV), Gambling History, Gaming History, It Really Happened, Nevada, Reno--Nevada, The Tavern (Reno, NV), United States, Victor Partipilo, Willows (Reno, NV)Leave a comment

1941 In the wee Sunday morning hours of May 4, employees closed The Tavern after a busy Saturday night of patrons gambling, dining and dancing to live music. The place was bereft of people except for the night watchman. Suddenly, around 5:15 a.m., he noticed flames inside. He ran to the cabin behind the club…

Mob That Controlled Early Reno Gambling: Who, How

Bank Club (Reno, NV), Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe, NV), Casino History, Country Club (Reno, NV), Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Gambling, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Grafting, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Harassment / Intimidation, Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer, Gambling History, Gaming History, George Wingfield, Haymarket (Reno, NV), It Really Happened, Jack Sullivan / John D. Scarlett, James "Jim/Cinch" C. McKay, Monte Carlo (Reno, NV), Nathan "Nick" Abelman, Nevada, Reno--Nevada, The Big Casino (Tonopah, NV), United States, William "Bill/Curly" J. Graham, Willows (Reno, NV)Leave a comment

1920s-1930s Presumably to gain money, power and notoriety, two men controlled gambling in Reno, Nevada during the 1920s and 1930s through violence, payoffs, intimidation, threats and other gangster techniques. The industry mostly was illegal, with some games allowed, until 1931. Their modus operandi became the example of how it was done in Nevada, a guide…