Monthly Archives: June 2011

Harold’s Club, Reno – Part Two

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

Reno now had a new casino with a new style of operation.  Customers were treated well and were more inclined to return and Pappy Smith, the father of the owners Harold and Raymond, was the de facto front man, entertaining … Continue reading →

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Harold’s Club, Reno – Part One

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

Reno, in Nevada, long ago gave up trying to match Las Vegas in the super-casino stakes.  In recent years many of the hotels and casinos that were built following gaming legalisation in Nevada in 1931 have bee demolished.  Unlike Vegas, … Continue reading →

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Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin

Any visitors to Australia, New Zealand and quite possibly South Africa will, before long, notice that many things are labelled with the term “biggest in the Southern Hemisphere”.  Some of these things are genuinely big, some not as big as … Continue reading →

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Star City, Sydney, Australia

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

In a country such as Australia. where gambling is something of a national pastime and in Sydney especially, which one might well regard as the cultural and entertainment capital of the country, one would expect there to be more than … Continue reading →

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