Quick Fact – In The Slot Machine’s Likeness

1960s-1970s More than a half-decade after the invention of the slot machine in 1887, liquor-filled decanters in their likeness became the rage, particularly at casinos. The version (in the photo), adorned with 24-carat gold, contained Ezra Brooks, 12-year-old, 90-proof Kentucky whiskey. It was 8.5 inches tall, 4.5 inches across.

Who To Believe In The Wild West

1920 Some shady business went down between Felix Turillas, Sr., who owned Reno’s Espanol hotel and who went on to own several Northern Nevada casinos, and two men, Joe Musso and Joe Stropin. According to Turillas, the men, whose names he didn’t know, offered to sell him an Elgin Six, or “The Car of the…