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The history of Reno during the first half century after the establishment of legal gambling in Nevada was to a great degree the history of Renos gaming industry. Between 1931 and 1981, the economy, skyline, and life style of the Biggest Little City in the World were strongly influenced by the citys casinos and the people who created and operated them. In The Rise of the Biggest Little City, Dwayne Kling records the fruits of his fourteen years of research into the history of Renos casinos, from the backroom (and often illegal) dives of the industrys beginnings to the elegant casino-hotels of today. Arranged in encyclopedic form, lavishly illustrated with historic photographs (many never before published), the book offers the stories of such famous and enduring establishments as the Cal-Neva and the Sands, as well as defunct clubs like the Silver Spur and the Bank Club. We also find the stories of the men and women who created Renos gaming industry--such as James McKay, Bill Graham, the Smith family, Bill Bailey, William Harrah, and Jack Douglass. There are more--many more.

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title:The Rise of the Biggest Little City : An Encyclopedic History of Reno Gaming, 1931-1981 Gambling Studies Series
author:Kling, Dwayne.
publisher:University of Nevada Press
isbn10 | asin:087417340X
print isbn13:9780874173406
ebook isbn13:9780874174168
language:English
subjectGambling--Nevada--Reno--History, Gambling--Economic aspects--Nevada--Reno, Casinos--Nevada--Reno--History.
publication date:2000
lcc:HV6721.N45K58 2000eb
ddc:795/.09793/55
subject:Gambling--Nevada--Reno--History, Gambling--Economic aspects--Nevada--Reno, Casinos--Nevada--Reno--History.
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THE GAMBLING STUDIES SERIES
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The Rise of the Biggest Little City
An Encyclopedic History of Reno Gaming, 19311981
Dwayne Kling
Foreword by
Rollan Melton
Page viii Frontispiece Virginia Street At Night Ca 1950 Courtesy - photo 3
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Frontispiece: Virginia Street At Night, Ca. 1950.
Courtesy Charlotte E. Heatherly.
The Gambling Studies Series
Series Editor: William R. Eadington
University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada USA 89557
Copyright 2000 by University of Nevada Press
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
Designed by Carrie Nelson House
Publication of this book has been assisted by a generous grant from the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kling, Dwayne, 1929
The rise of the biggest little city: an encyclopedic history of Reno gaming, 19311981 / Dwayne Kling;
foreword by Rollan Melton.
p. cm.(The gambling studies series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87417-340-x (cloth: alk. paper)
1. GamblingNevadaRenoHistory.
2. GamblingEconomic aspectsNevadaReno.
3. CasinosNevadaRenoHistory.
1. Title. ii. Series.
HV6721.N45K58 1999 99-34609
795'.09793'55dc21 CIP
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI 239.48-1984. Binding materials were selected for strength and durability.
FIRST PRINTING
08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00
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To my wife, Rose, who continually furnishes me support;
to my daughters, Michelle, Connie, and Debbie, who light up my life;
and to my grandchildren, Nic, Jennifer, Scott, Chad, and Allison,
who make me proud of them every day.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
xiii
Foreword by Rollan Melton
xv
Preface
xxi
The Rise of the Biggest Little City
1
Addenda
180
Appendix: Maps of Reno Gaming
181
Glossary
195
Bibliography
207
Index
209

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Illustrations
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Nick Abelman and Steve Pavlovich
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BobRing, Gene Diullo, and Rome Andreotti, ca 1976
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Center Street, ca. 1934
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Bank Club
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Reno Rodeo parade on Centre Street, mid-1940s
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Harlods Club parade float, ca 1947
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Big Hat, ca.1940
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Virigina Street, ca 1940
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