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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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!! 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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