Slot Machines Land on Trouble in Reno

Casino: Corporations: Pyramid Securities Inc., Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Fraud, Gambling History, Gambling: Equipment, Games / Races: Slot Machines / Fruities, Gaming History, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit, Nevada, Nevada State Prison (Carson City, NV), Oak Room (Reno, NV), Pyramid Securities Inc: Joe Larango, Reno--NevadaLeave a comment

1953 Theodore “Ted” Donaldson, 31, bought six slot machines from Joe Larango of Pyramid Securities Inc., a company with the devices in several Reno, Nevada locations, including the Oak Room casino. Donaldson paid the $1,825 cost (about $17,000 today) with a check. Each slot was valued at about $900 ($8,000 today). Larango soon discovered the check…

Anti-Gambling Fraud: Intentional or Accidental?

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1934 After Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, a faction opposed to the industry fought to have it eradicated. “A group of Nevada citizens felt there was a growing protest against the injury being done our state by gambling — not only because of the evil done in depriving needy citizens of their depressed earnings without…