Lawsuit: No Casino in My Neighborhood, Period

Anti-Gambling / Anti-Casino Efforts, Casino History, Crystal Bay--Nevada, Gambling History, Gaming History, It Really Happened, Lake Tahoe--Nevada, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit, Nevada, United StatesLeave a comment

1945-1947 Ray Wherrit and Austin K. Wright of San Luis Obispo, California set out in 1945 to build a $120,000 hotel-casino in the Crystal Bay Park subdivision on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. The two had purchased five lots there for that purpose. In November, after hearing the details of the project, the Washoe…

Blaming It On The Dice

Casino History, Gambling History, Gambling: Loss, Games / Races: Craps, Gaming History, Harold S. Smith, Sr., Harolds Club (Reno, NV), It Really Happened, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Reno Police Department--Nevada, Nevada, Reno--Nevada, United StatesLeave a comment

1946-1947 On the third Tuesday of April 1946, after work at the Southern Pacific Shop in Sparks, Nevada, Sam Lemel took the bus to Reno and went to Harolds Club where he played craps. He began by betting two half-dollars, which he lost. He left the casino and returned a bit later, only to lose…