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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. |
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CG147764
Denom: 25¢
Issued: 1970
Added: 2015-07-29
Last Update: 2020-12-05
Color: Green
Mold: House
Inlay: R-White
Logo: Hotel
Catalog#: N4785
Contributed by: Wayne Thompson
Prototype, unfinished edges
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CG162645
Denom: $1
Added: 2016-05-08
Color: Gold
Inserts: 3 Lavender
Mold: House
Inlay: Round - White
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Jim Farnham Collection
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CG089737
Denom: $2
Issued: 1986
Added: 2012-08-31
Last Update: 2018-02-20
Color: Lt-Brown
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
Prototype, from the cage.
PMSC
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CG162646
Denom: $2.50
Added: 2016-05-08
Color: Showboat Gray
Inserts: 3 Sets: Fushia, Dark Blue
Mold: House
Inlay: Scallop - White
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Jim Farnham Collection
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CG046202
Denom: $5
Issued: 1970
Added: 2011-10-14
Last Update: 2017-04-17
Color: Maroon
Inserts: 3 Split Mustard
Mold: House
Catalog#: N4517
Contributed by: Frank Steward
Prototype
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CG040492
Denom: $5
Issued: 1970
Added: 2017-04-17
Last Update: 2017-04-17
Color: Maroon
Inserts: 3 Mustard sxs
Mold: House
Catalog#: TCR#
Contributed by: David Sarles
Prototype
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CG157437
Denom: $5
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2016-02-17
Last Update: 2016-12-25
Color: Navy
Mold: House
Inlay: R-WHITE, BLACK
Logo: Wagon Wheel
Catalog#: D0754
Contributed by: Don Lueders
Black sky, marked State Line Lake Tahoe, prototype w/unfinished edge
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CG169339
Denom: $5
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2016-09-03
Last Update: 2016-12-25
Color: Maroon
Mold: House
Inlay: R-BLACK/WHITE
Logo: Wagon Wheel
Catalog#: N4748
Contributed by: David Sarles
Prototype
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CG239274
Denom: $5
Event: Anniversary
Issued: 1993
Added: 2020-04-14
Color: Blue
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Inlay: Linen
Catalog#: N0644.S
Contributed by: Jeff Veres
Notched
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CG239273
Denom: $5
Event: Anniversary
Issued: 1994
Added: 2020-04-14
Last Update: 2020-04-14
Color: Black
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Catalog#: N0646.S
Contributed by: Jeff Veres
Notched, Collector's Series
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CG239275
Denom: $5
Event: Anniversary
Issued: 1994
Added: 2020-04-14
Color: Red
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Inlay: Linen
Logo: Llewellen Gross
Catalog#: N0663.S
Contributed by: Jeff Veres
Notched - Llewellyn Gross, Collector Series, 50 Years 1944-1984
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CG192437
Denom: $100
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2018-01-12
Last Update: 2020-12-05
Color: Black
Inserts: 3-Cream
Mold: House
Inlay: R-White
Catalog#: N8841
Contributed by: David Sarles
Prototype
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CG089738
Denom: $500
Issued: 1986
Added: 2012-08-31
Last Update: 2018-02-20
Color: Maroon
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N6447
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
Prototype, from the cage.
PMSC
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CG089739
Denom: $500
Issued: 1986
Added: 2012-08-31
Last Update: 2018-02-20
Color: Blue
Inserts: 4 Brass
Mold: Plain
Catalog#: N8573
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
Prototype, from the cage.
PMSC
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CG051924 Current
Issued: 1965
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2017-04-13
Mftr: MT
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG092814 Current
Issued: 1965
Added: 2012-11-20
Last Update: 2018-01-19
Color: Brass
Mftr: FM
Logo: Wagon Wheel
Contributed by: John Genualdi
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CG051953 Current
Issued: 1966
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2020-06-28
Color: Brass
Mftr: FM
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
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CG039248 Current
Issued: 1966
Added: 2017-03-15
Last Update: 2017-03-16
Color: Brass
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
1966 Proof "Franklin Nickel-Brass" Issued in plastic holder by Franklin Mint
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CG122537 Current
Denom: 50¢
Issued: 1967
Added: 2014-02-20
Last Update: 2021-03-15
Color: Brass
Mftr: FM
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
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CG262389 Current
Denom: $1
Issued: 1966
Added: 2021-03-15
Color: Silver Clad - Proof
Mftr: FM
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
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CG178740 Current
Denom: $1
Issued: 1969
Added: 2017-04-24
Last Update: 2021-03-13
Color: Nickel - Proof
Mftr: FM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG052825 Current
Denom: $1
Issued: 1979
Added: 2011-11-05
Last Update: 2021-03-13
Color: Nickel
Mftr: LM
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
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CG173424 Current
Denom: $1
Issued: 1988
Added: 2016-11-26
Last Update: 2016-11-26
Color: Nickel
Mftr: LM
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
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CG051923 Current
Denom: $1
Issued: 1990
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2021-03-13
Color: Nickel
Mftr: CT
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG171547 Current
Denom: $1
Issued: 1992
Added: 2016-10-22
Last Update: 2021-03-13
Color: Nickel
Mftr: CT
Contributed by: Wayne Gregory
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CG051926 Current
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2017-04-10
Mftr: RWM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
Updated by: 2002
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CG162103 Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 1976
Added: 2016-04-30
Color: Nickel
Mftr: Franklin Mint
Catalog#: ONeal 3895
Contributed by: Don Lueders
Made for casino use, proof-like, silver clad, no sterling marking
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CG039443 Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 1979
Added: 2017-03-19
Color: Nickel
Mftr: LM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG274924 Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 1985
Added: 2021-12-14
Color: Brass
Mftr: NCM
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Updated by: 2002
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CG053074 Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 1994
Added: 2011-11-09
Last Update: 2011-11-09
Mftr: GDC
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG274962 Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 2002
Added: 2021-12-16
Color: Brass
Mftr: RWM
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
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CG051927 Current
Denom: $10
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2017-03-22
Mftr: RWM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
Updated by: 2002
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CG051928 Current
Denom: $10
Issued: 1993
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2011-10-31
Mftr: CT
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG051931 Current
Denom: $25
Issued: 1986
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2011-10-31
Mftr: NCM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG051930 Current
Denom: $25
Issued: 1988
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2011-10-31
Mftr: NCM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG051929 Current
Denom: $25
Issued: 2002
Added: 2011-10-31
Last Update: 2017-03-22
Mftr: RWM
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG178038 Current
Denom: $100
Added: 2017-03-31
Color: Gold
Mftr: CT
Contributed by: Don Lueders
24 Karat Gold Plate .999 silver with gold plated center, weight is .75 Troy Ounces, not listed in O'Neal catalog, Harvey's name and address on obverse, $100 marked on reverse.
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CG205923 Current
Denom: $100
Added: 2018-08-03
Color: Bi-Metalic
Mftr: RWM
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
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