Where are you from? What Nevada places, or experiences, have helped to make you who you are? Answer that question in Nevada Narratives first poetry contest. As you know, Nevada Narratives is all about stories grounded in Nevada. Stories take … Continue reading Nevada Narratives’ First Poetry Contest
By Doresa Banning 1947-1979 “Neat appearing girls from 21 to 25 to shill and learn to deal games at Rolo Casino, 14 E. Commercial Row,” read a Help Wanted ad in Nevada’s Reno Evening Gazette (June 6, 1947). A shill, as later defined by the Nevada gaming authorities, is: “an employee engaged and financed by the [gambling] licensee as a player for the purpose of starting and/or maintaining a sufficient number of players in a card game” (Regulation 23). Another type of decoy is a proposition player — “a person paid a fixed sum by the licensee for the … Continue reading GAMBLING DECOYS: SHILLS, PROPOSITION PLAYERS