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A member of Harrah's / Caesars (Generic)
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Was: Wagon Wheel Saloon
18 Hwy 50
Lake Tahoe, Nevada 89449 MAP
Type: Land Based
800-HARVEYS
Status: Open
Open: 1944
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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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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
CG146169 Current
Denom: $2
Issued: 1980s
Added: 2015-07-04
Color: Green
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Catalog#: N3573
Contributed by: Ross Poppel

Party Ace
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
CG109026 Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 1990
Added: 2013-06-29
Last Update: 2013-06-29
Color: Hot Pink
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Catalog#: N9905
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
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
CG090966 Current
Denom: 25
Issued: 2010
Added: 2012-10-11
Last Update: 2012-10-11
Color: Green
Inserts: 8 Hot Pink
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Inlay: OOR-Multi
Logo: Lake Tahoe
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Steve Passalacqua

48mm
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
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
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
CG167635 Current
Denom: 100
Issued: 2010
Added: 2016-08-01
Color: Black
Inserts: 3 Blue
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Inlay: OOR-Multi
Logo: Lake Tahoe
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Don Lueders

48mm
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
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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