Discover Your Ancestors in Newspapers 1690-Today!
Last Name
GenealogyBank.com
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Contributed by Loren H

Description: Death Blow To Gambling In Nevada

Date: September 30 1910

Source: my granary

Carson City
For the first time in fifty years the doors of the gambling houses in this city haved been barred by the law. Under the recent action of the legislature of Nevada, gambling in this state will be prohibited on and after October 1. Despite traditions, influence, argument and politics, the law stands and the old line gamblers have bowed before it. Although another day of grace remained to them, the wheels that have spun since the days of the characters of Bret harte and Mark Twain are still and the faro tables have been stored away. Gambling is dead and Carson city,where fortunes have shifted on the turn of a card is closed.
A decision rendered by Attorney General Stoddard today places whist, bridge whist,five hundred, solo, and all other card games played for money, property or the representative of value under the ban. Slot machines also are banished. The law then comes becomes operative at mighnight tomorrow aims the death blow at the game of chance in Nevada.

Submitted: 08/27/06

Tags: (Please limit tags to surnames found within the article above)

Views: 32 views. Averaging 0 views per day.
In the most recent 30 day period, there've been 0 views.


Items (articles, comments, etc.) placed on the Newspaper Abstracts website and associated mail lists remain the property of the contributor. By submitting any item to this site, the contributor has granted permission to the Newspaper Abstracts website and associated mail lists to permanently display and archive the item(s) online for free access to the site visitor.