Hey, IRS, Give ‘Em Back!

Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Internal Revenue Service, Harolds Club (Reno, NV), It Really Happened, Nevada, Reno--NevadaLeave a comment

1961 It was hot inside and outside Harolds Club in Reno, Nevada on a Wednesday afternoon in the early summer of 1961. Indoors, people gathered around to watch high-roller Lonnie Joe Chadwick on a winning streak. In his two-day spree playing 21, he already had cashed in about $30,000 to $50,000 ($239,000 to $398,000 today)…

Gambling Decoys: Shills, Proposition Players

Gambling, Gambling Laws / Regulations, Gambling: Shills, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board, It Really Happened, Nevada, Rolo Casino (Reno, NV)5 Comments

1947-1979 “Neat appearing girls from 21 to 25 to shill and learn to deal games at Rolo Casino, 14 E. Commercial Row,” read a Help Wanted ad in the Nevada State Journal (June 6, 1947) for the city of Reno. A shill, as later defined by the Nevada gaming authorities, is: “an employee engaged and financed…