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…

Busted for Running Gambling in Nevada

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1916 The year brought indictments in Las Vegas against individuals for violating Nevada’s anti-gambling statute, which was unusual because law enforcement generally ignored or poorly enforced it. Operating a gambling game then constituted a felony. In 1916, most games of chance were illegal except for these that the legislature had allowed via passage of an…