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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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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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CG245494 Issued: 4/2/1973
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Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG242528 Denom: $2
Event: Bicentennial
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Added: 2020-05-30
Color: Maroon, Cream
Inserts: 4 Navy
Mold: House
Mftr: Langworthy & Co
Inlay: R-WHITE
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Catalog#: N5150
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG245493 Issued: 1/19/1976
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Event: Bicentennial
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Added: 2020-05-30
Last Update: 2020-05-30 Color: Maroon, Cream
Inserts: 4 Navy
Mold: House
Mftr: Langworthy & Co
Inlay: R-WHITE
Quantity: 15000
Catalog#: N5150
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG245492 Issued: 9/9/1976
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CG060033 Added: 2012-01-06
Last Update: 2020-10-10 Color: Tan
Mftr: None
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
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CG240564 Added: 2020-05-01
Last Update: 2021-07-04 Color: Multi
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Contributed by: Robert Baker
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CG051174 Added: 2011-10-26
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CG277904 Issued: 1999
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New year's Eve 1999
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Last Update: 2021-07-04 Color: Green
Mftr: None
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"Try Our Great Restaurants", arrow points up, bottom line mentions "Lake Tahoe's Grand Adventure"
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CG268145 Added: 2021-07-04
Color: Green
Mftr: None
Contributed by: Robert Baker
"Try Our Great Restaurants", arrow points up, bottom line just says Lake Tahoe
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CG268146 Added: 2021-07-04
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Mftr: None
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"Try Our Great Restaurants", arrow points down
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CG290540 Show Casinos Added: 2022-08-10
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The Magic of Rob Lake
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