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(Spinetti's) In California, Harvey Gross was in the meat business. But aside from being in the food industry, he was also into gambling. He opened Harvey's Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall in 1944.
According to the Tahoe Daily Tribune, the earliest gaming there featured only three slots and two card tables. It also had the only 24-hour gas pump in the area. During the winter season, Harvey and his wife Llewellyn made a skating rink in the parking lot to try and draw people in to the establishment.
In the 1960s, it became the first high-rise hotel in the state of Nevada. On August 27, 1980, a bomb was detonated by the FBI. The perpetrator was a down on his luck gambler who owed some casinos at least $1 million. He tried to hold hostage the area in Lake Tahoe in return for $3 million. The bomb did cause damage to the hotel and casino. However, nobody was injured. It reportedly damaged three floors of the hotel.
Though Harvey Gross passed away in 1983, the Lake Tahoe resort remained in the family. In 2001, Harrah's Entertainment, now Caesars Entertainment, acquired the hotel and casino.
Today, the casino has many popular table games, poker and a sportsbook. There is a Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen restaurant. There is also a Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena where many live concerts happen. |
TCR numbers are used by express permission of SSS Publishing |
!! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !!
Fantasy chips are not made by or for a casino, although they may appear otherwise. Fantasy chips are made by independent 3rd parties as
either counterfeits,
fakes
or souvenirs.
Fantasy chips are included on the ChipGuide to alert collectors that they
are not casino chips and to advise you to proceed with caution. Purchasing fantasy chips, especially those that appear to be real casino chips,
may lead to fraudulent sales when your collection is disbursed and encourages their continued production.
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CG183506 Denom: $1
Issued: 1986
Added: 2017-09-04
Last Update: 2020-10-06 Color: W
Inserts: 4-Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N5160.1
Contributed by: David Sarles
David Whelan recreation. PMSC
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CG183507 Denom: $1
Issued: 1986
Added: 2017-09-04
Last Update: 2018-03-03 Color: Yellow
Inserts: 4 sxs Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N5160.1
Contributed by: David Sarles
Dick Allard recreation PMSC
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CG193496 Denom: $1
Issued: 1986
Added: 2018-01-25
Last Update: 2020-10-06 Color: Pink
Inserts: 4-Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Artists's remake. From David Whalen's personal collection. PMSC
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CG200976 Denom: $1
Issued: 1986
Added: 2018-05-12
Last Update: 2018-05-12 Color: White
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Doug "Cigarman" Smith
CG019045 plastic replaced
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CG183505 Denom: $1
Issued: 1986
Added: 2017-09-04
Last Update: 2020-10-06 Color: Red/Pink
Inserts: 4-Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Sam Hepler recreation. PMSC
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CG223259 Denom: $2
Issued: 1986
Added: 2019-04-23
Color: Pink/Red
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Inlay: PMSC
Catalog#: N6457.1
Contributed by: David Sarles
Remade brass core. David Whalen recreation.
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CG223261 Denom: $2
Issued: 1986
Added: 2019-04-23
Color: Blue/White
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Inlay: PMSC
Catalog#: N6457.1
Contributed by: David Sarles
Remade brass core. David Whalen recreation.
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CG212199 Denom: $2.50
Issued: 1986
Added: 2018-09-22
Last Update: 2018-09-26 Color: Pink
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Inlay: PMSC
Catalog#: N6783.1
Contributed by: Manuel Orama
Recapped, not original color
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CG183231 Denom: $2.50
Issued: 1986
Added: 2017-08-24
Last Update: 2018-05-12 Color: Green
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N6783.v
Contributed by: David Sarles
David Whalen recreation. PMSC
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CG223061 Denom: $5
Issued: 2000s
Added: 2019-04-20
Color: Multi
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N5149
Contributed by: David Sarles
Early 2000's remade brass core. A Sam Hepler creation. Signed by the artist.
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CG223262 Denom: $5
Issued: 1986
Added: 2019-04-23
Last Update: 2019-04-23 Color: Multi
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Inlay: PSMC
Catalog#: N5149.1
Contributed by: David Sarles
Remade brass core. Dick Allard recreation. Signed.
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CG183083 Denom: $25
Issued: 1986
Added: 2017-08-21
Last Update: 2021-10-17 Color: White
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N6452.v
Contributed by: David Sarles
David Whalen re-creation. PMSC
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CG183244 Denom: $25
Issued: 1986
Added: 2017-08-24
Last Update: 2021-10-17 Color: White
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N6452.v
Contributed by: David Sarles
David Whalen re-creation. PMSC
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CG113518 Added: 2013-08-11
Last Update: 2013-08-11 Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG117645 Added: 2013-11-18
Last Update: 2021-06-03 Color: Clear
Contributed by: Virgil Foss
Updated by: Richard Siri
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CG120603 Added: 2014-01-18
Last Update: 2014-01-18 Color: Clear
Contributed by: Michael Siskin
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CG133068 Added: 2014-08-06
Last Update: 2014-08-06 Contributed by: Pat Fricke
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CG179099 Added: 2017-05-03
Color: Brown
Contributed by: Bill Judge
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CG197044 Added: 2018-03-11
Last Update: 2018-03-11 Color: Clear
Contributed by: Pat Fricke
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CG203228 Added: 2018-07-01
Color: Amber
Inlay: HS-Red
Contributed by: Ray Klann
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CG239448 Event: Anniversary
Added: 2020-04-16
Color: Amber
Inlay: HS-Red
Contributed by: James Love
40th anniversary ashtray.
Amber with red print
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CG239449 Event: Anniversary
Added: 2020-04-16
Color: Clear
Inlay: HS-Red
Logo: Wheel & Skull
Contributed by: James Love
Lightly tinted ashtray. Wheel & skull in red print.
"Harvey's" only once on the rim.
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CG239450 Event: Anniversary
Added: 2020-04-16
Color: Smoke
Inlay: HS-Red
Logo: Wheel & Skull
Contributed by: James Love
Dark smoky tinted ashtray. Wheel & skull in red print over the logo.
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CG254408 Added: 2020-10-28
Last Update: 2020-10-28 Contributed by: James Love
Clear with bluish/gray ink
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CG254457 Added: 2020-10-29
Color: Amber
Contributed by: James Love
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CG256756 Added: 2020-12-07
Color: Clear
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG266483 Added: 2021-06-01
Color: Amber
Inlay: HS-Red
Logo: Wheel & Skull
Contributed by: Richard Siri
Wheel & skull in red print. "Harvey's" only once on the rim.
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CG266541 Added: 2021-06-03
Color: Smoky
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG266542 Added: 2021-06-03
Color: Smoky
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG266597 Added: 2021-06-05
Color: Clear
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG266598 Added: 2021-06-05
Color: Clear
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG266599 Added: 2021-06-05
Color: White
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG125874 Added: 2014-04-18
Last Update: 2021-05-30 Color: Clear
Contributed by: Frank Steward
Bold text
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CG266415 Added: 2021-05-30
Last Update: 2021-05-30 Color: Clear
Contributed by: Richard Siri
Thin text
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CG158468 Added: 2016-03-08
Last Update: 2016-03-08 Color: Clear
Logo: Red
Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG222801 Added: 2019-04-14
Color: Clear
Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG128620 Added: 2014-05-28
Last Update: 2014-05-28 Contributed by: Bill Judge
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CG132100 Added: 2014-07-22
Last Update: 2020-02-21 Contributed by: Robert Baker
Mini Total Rewards Diamond keychain card dated 2002
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CG236701 Added: 2020-02-21
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Mini Total Rewards Platinum keychain card dated 2002
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CG274348 Added: 2021-11-30
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
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CG240765 Added: 2020-05-03
Color: Black
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG240766 Added: 2020-05-03
Color: Brown
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG176596 Added: 2017-03-03
Last Update: 2020-05-03 Color: Red
Contributed by: Mark Freitag
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CG240763 Added: 2020-05-03
Color: Red
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG240764 Added: 2020-05-03
Color: Red
Contributed by: Richard Siri
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CG050937 Current Added: 2013-08-27
Last Update: 2013-08-27 Color: Brown
Security Patch
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CG027527 Added: 2010-12-13
Last Update: 2015-01-02 Contributed by: Jim Follis
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CG027528 Added: 2010-12-13
Last Update: 2015-01-02 Contributed by: Jim Follis
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CG027529 Added: 2010-12-13
Last Update: 2015-01-02 Contributed by: Jim Follis
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CG027644 Added: 2010-12-14
Last Update: 2015-01-02 Contributed by: Jim Follis
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