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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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CG068810 Current
Denom: $7
Issued: 1992
Added: 2012-03-22
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: CT-Casino Tokens
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Steam Train
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-001
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
Frosted and Shiny versions exist on train
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CG068809 Obsolete
Denom: $7
Issued: 1992
Added: 2012-03-22
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: CT-Casino Tokens
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Stagecoach
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-002
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
Coin Aligned and Medal Aligned versions exist
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CG071723 Obsolete
Denom: $7
Issued: 1993
Added: 2012-04-16
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: CT-Casino Tokens
Inlay: Silver
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-003
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
Frosted and Shiny versions exist. Also Full reeded and partial reeded versions exist.
Reeded edge
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CG048572 Current
Denom: $7
Issued: 1993
Added: 2023-05-14
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: CT-Casino Tokens
Inlay: Silver
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-004
Contributed by: Allan Childers
Harvey's Logo, Raised Letters, Wagon Wheel, Raised Letters
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CG177747 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Event: Anniversary
Issued: 1994
Added: 2017-03-21
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: LM - Lancaster Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Tower Sign
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-005
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
50th Anniversary
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CG177745 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Issued: 1995
Added: 2017-03-21
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: LM - Lancaster Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Desert Wagon Wh
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-006
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
The Party's At Harveys
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CG140635 Current
Denom: $10
Issued: 1997
Added: 2015-03-18
Last Update: 2017-10-01
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: G-Global Minting
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Bill Cosby
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-007
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Bill Cosby
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CG141697 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Issued: 1998
Added: 2018-07-16
Last Update: 2018-07-16
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: G-Global Minting
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Bill Cosby
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-008
Contributed by: Tom Deason
Harvey's Logo, Bill Cosby
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CG141699 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Issued: 2000
Added: 2019-08-11
Last Update: 2019-08-11
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: G-Global Minting
Inlay: Silver
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-009
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
Harvey's Logo, Lake Tahoe Grand Adventure
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CG141716 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Issued: 2001
Added: 2023-05-14
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: G-Global Minting
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Steamer Tahoe
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-011
Contributed by: Allan Childers
Harvey's Logo, Steamer Tahoe 1915
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CG141725 Current
Denom: $10
Issued: 2001
Added: 2020-12-31
Last Update: 2020-12-31
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: G-Global Minting
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Tahoe Tavern
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-012
Contributed by: Barney Breedlove
Harvey's Logo, Tahoe Tavern 1910
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CG141726 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Issued: 2007
Added: 2019-08-11
Last Update: 2019-08-11
Color: Brass/Silver
Mftr: G-Global Minting
Inlay: Silver
Logo: WSOP
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-014
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
Harvey's Logo, 2006 WSOP
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CG141821 Obsolete
Denom: $40
Issued: 1994
Added: 2023-05-14
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: LM-Lancaster Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Tower Sign
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-015
Contributed by: Allan Childers
Harvey's Logo, Tower Sign. $10 sized
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CG141844 Obsolete
Denom: $40
Issued: 1994
Added: 2023-05-14
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: LM-Lancaster Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Tower Sign
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-016
Contributed by: Allan Childers
Harvey's Logo, Tower Sign
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CG141884 Obsolete
Denom: $40
Issued: 1995
Added: 2023-05-14
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: LM-Lancaster Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Tower Sign
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-017
Contributed by: Allan Childers
Harvey's Logo, Desert Wagon Wheel
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CG141922 Current
Denom: $40
Issued: 1997
Added: 2017-10-01
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: LM-Lancaster Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Top of the Wheel
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-018
Harvey's Logo, Top of the Wheel
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CG141927 Obsolete
Denom: $40
Issued: 2007
Added: 2023-05-14
Last Update: 2023-05-14
Color: Silver
Mftr: RWM-Roger Williams Mint
Inlay: Silver
Logo: Big Slick
Catalog#: SSC#:HVltnv-019
Contributed by: Allan Childers
Harvey's Logo, Big Slick - Colored
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