Nevada Gaming History

I've been a gambler my whole life, ever since I started pitching pennies and shooting marbles. I hate to lose, so most of my education came on the cheap, and I've stayed with games I could beat, and steered away from people and games I couldn't. Near the beginning, I was a nine-year-old kid playing... Continue Reading →

January 17, 2019 0

Amazing Slot Machine Wood Carvings by Polk/Sanchez

You might recognize figures like these - amazing old-west wood-carvings with slot machines from the 1950s. Not that you are that old, but hey, they've been around since then. You can still see them in some vintage settings like Virginia City, NV (near Reno). In the late 1940s, Frank Polk began carving the first of... Continue Reading →