Nevada Club Reno
The History of the Nevada Club Casino, Fitzgerald's Casino and the Downtown Reno Casinos
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The Nevada Club
History of The Nevada Club, Fitzgerald's Casino
and
the Downtown Reno Casinos
This is the best and only complete history of the famous Nevada Club Casino.
Enjoy over 180 pages of well researched stories about one of Reno's
most important casino empires, including Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino.
The well illustrated book contains a history of gambling in America from 1895 through to the present.
Follow the founders of the Nevada Club from California, to Missouri, to
illegal gambling in Detroit, and the early days of Reno.
Learn how gambling syndicates operated long before legalized casinos invaded
every state of the U.S.
Chapters in the book:
1. Before 1895: The roots gambling throughout civilization until the invention of the slot machine in America
2. 1895-1915: Fitzgerald is born and gambling as resort entertainment in America
3. 1916-1920: Gambling grows in Detroit
4. 1920-1943: Gangsters and syndicates and gambling comes to Reno
5. 1943-1956: Launch of the Nevada Club, Fitzgerald gets shot, end of an era
6. 1956-1981: Golden era in Reno, expansion, Fitzgerald's and the other downtown casinos. What happened to them all!
Beautiful original, scarce, and historic photos with many in full color.
Just $25 including postage!
The book is a comfortable 6x9", handsome paperback.
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