Lawsuit: It’s Not Fair!

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1931 Soon after Governor Fredrick “Fred” B. Balzar approved wide-open gambling for Nevada, three men applied for an initial gambling license  from the City of Las Vegas to operate a craps game at Lorenzi’s Lake Park in the Pavilion building. Lorenzi’s, with a pool, dance area, two lakes, rowboats and concessions and an affordable entry…

Yes To Open Gambling: No Big Deal

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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…