Quick Fact – Seer Balzar
1930 In December, while vacationing in Southern California, Nevada Governor Frederick “Fred” Balzar — foretelling the future — told reporters that gambling already was wide open in his state and that a bill making it…
Clara Bow
Elmer "Bones" F. Remmer
Games / Races: Chuck-a-luck
Games / Races: Craps
Games / Races: Roulette
It Really Happened
Nevada
Hollywood Sex Symbol’s Missteps
1930 Silent film star, Clara Bow, spent one September evening in 1930 playing illegal gambling games at a Lake Tahoe, Nevada casino. Both winning and losing at roulette, craps, 21 and the dice game, chuck-a-luck,…