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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 |
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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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CG046216 Current Denom: $2
Issued: 1980
Added: 2011-10-14
Last Update: 2019-02-21 Color: Tan
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Catalog#: V4517
Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG046246 Current Denom: $2
Issued: 1991
Added: 2011-10-14
Last Update: 2019-08-29 Color: Black
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Catalog#: N0673
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
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CG100373 Current Denom: $2
Issued: 1992
Added: 2013-03-23
Last Update: 2019-08-29 Color: Black
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Catalog#: N0674
Contributed by: Frank Steward
Party Ace (Non-negotiable)
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CG064416 Obsolete Denom: $2
Issued: 1990s
Added: 2012-02-21
Last Update: 2016-01-01 Color: LAVENDER
Mold: Unicorn
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Catalog#: E1136
Contributed by: Terry Shaffer
Updated by: Don Lueders
22 for 20 NCV/ Magic Bucks 2 NCV
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CG087026 Current Denom: 5
Added: 2012-07-07
Last Update: 2019-09-25 Color: Red
Inserts: 3 Lgn/Lbl
Mold: H&C (ORHC)
Inlay: OR-Multi
Logo: Lake Tahoe
Catalog#: D0064
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
Oversized: 48mm
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CG045377 Current Denom: $5
Issued: 1990
Added: 2011-10-01
Last Update: 2018-02-20 Color: Hot Pink
Inserts: 8 Lt Green
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Catalog#: N2672
Contributed by: Terry Shaffer
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CG046217 Current Denom: $5
Issued: 1990
Added: 2011-10-14
Last Update: 2019-02-21 Color: Hot Pink
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Catalog#: N9904
Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG067815 Current Denom: 5
Issued: 1980s
Added: 2012-03-16
Last Update: 2012-03-16 Color: Yellow
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Catalog#: V2755
Contributed by: Lyle Okata
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CG102704 Current Denom: 10
Added: 2013-05-08
Last Update: 2019-10-07 Color: Lt-Blue
Inserts: 3 Or/Ru
Mold: H&C (ORHC)
Inlay: OOR-Multi
Logo: Lake Tahoe
Catalog#: D1398
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
48mm
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CG090966 Current Denom: 25
Issued: 2010
Added: 2012-10-11
Last Update: 2024-06-29 Color: Green
Inserts: 8 Hot Pink
Mold: H&C (ORHC)
Inlay: OOR-Multi
Logo: Lake Tahoe
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
48mm
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CG045391 Current Denom: $25
Issued: 1990
Added: 2011-10-01
Last Update: 2012-04-22 Color: Green
Inserts: 8 Hot Pink
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Catalog#: N2671
Contributed by: Terry Shaffer
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CG153157 Current Denom: 25
Added: 2015-11-18
Last Update: 2018-03-03 Color: Lavender
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: Chinese Letters
Catalog#: E1137
Contributed by: Don Lueders
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CG045392 Current Denom: $100
Issued: 1980's
Added: 2011-10-01
Last Update: 2011-10-01 Color: Yellow
Inserts: 8 Orange
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Catalog#: N9909
Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG167635 Current Denom: 100
Issued: 2010
Added: 2016-08-01
Last Update: 2024-06-29 Color: Black
Inserts: 3 Blue
Mold: H&C (ORHC)
Inlay: OOR-Multi
Logo: Lake Tahoe
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Don Lueders
48mm
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CG045393 Current Denom: $500
Issued: 1980
Added: 2011-10-01
Last Update: 2011-10-01 Color: GOLD
Inserts: 8 White
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Catalog#: V2759
Contributed by: Frank Steward
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CG089740 Current Denom: $1000
Issued: 1980s
Added: 2012-08-31
Last Update: 2018-02-20 Color: Beige
Inserts: 8 Blue
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS Gold
Catalog#: V2760
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua
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CG045928 Issued: 07/12/2006
Added: 2011-10-08
Last Update: 2012-08-23 Contributed by: Jim Noll
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CG045929 Issued: 05/09/2007
Added: 2011-10-08
Last Update: 2012-08-23 Contributed by: Jim Noll
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CG089313 Issued: 08/07/2012
Added: 2012-08-23
Last Update: 2012-08-23 Contributed by: Jim Noll
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CG148476 Issued: 08/03/2016
Added: 2017-10-13
Contributed by: Robert Baker
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CG132190 Added: 2014-07-23
Last Update: 2020-07-17 Color: White
Mftr: IPC-P
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Check Casing Card
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CG147835 Show Casinos Added: 2015-07-31
Last Update: 2020-07-17 Color: White
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Check cashing card with "Data Card" manufacturer mark (bottom right corner on reverse), lists Harvey's Resort Hotel and Harvey's Inn facilities
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CG155825 Added: 2016-01-14
Last Update: 2020-07-17 Color: White/Pink
Mftr: Addressograph
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Check cashing card with "Stateline - Lake Tahoe - Nevada" address
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CG234899 Added: 2020-01-15
Last Update: 2020-07-17 Color: White/Pink
Mftr: Addressograph
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Check cashing card with "South Shore - Lake Tahoe - Nevada" address
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CG240460 Show Casinos Added: 2020-04-29
Last Update: 2020-07-17 Color: White/Red
Mftr: Addressograph
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Check cashing card used at both Harvey's Inn and Harvey's Resort Hotel
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CG249983 Show Casinos Added: 2020-08-23
Last Update: 2020-08-23 Color: Blue
Contributed by: Robert Baker
Check cashing card used at both Harvey's Inn and Harvey's Resort Hotel
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CG293327 Added: 2022-10-08
Color: White
Contributed by: Charles Vowell
Ball Point Pen
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CG155530 Show Casinos Denom: $1
Added: 2016-01-09
Last Update: 2016-01-09 Contributed by: Jim Follis
After Harrah's bought Harveys, they combined the WIN CARDS Programs at each place and reprinted tri-fold brochures, WIN CARDS and Dealer's Tip Coupons and mixed the "Harrah's" and "Harveys" branded WIN CARDS, 1 NCV chips. Purchasers of WIN CARDS packages now get a mixture of the previously used WIN CARDS chips from both Harrah's and Harveys.
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