Gold Shore casino closes.ġ905 - Las Vegas, NV. Reno, Nevada' on the other.įree drink token, aluminum, 45 mm dia, no mintmark, Reverse has no image but a rim, plain edge, arrangement of wording on obverse 'Overland Hotel Complements Of' implies there might have been a sticker applied to the reverse to show who handed it out?Ĭards used at all three locations as are the chips pictured in the 'Overland, Gold Club, Topaz Lodge' casino section.1995 - Biloxi, MS. Then, a thicker blue chip, 'No cash value/ TOPAZ LODGE / Topaz Lake, Nevada' in gold on one side, 'No cash value / RIVERSIDE HOTEL / OVERLAND INC. TCR numbers are used by express permission of SSS PublishingĪlso used at Overland Hotel and Topaz LodgeĬontributed by: J. Richard “Pick” Hobson had a big influence on early gaming in the city of Reno, Nevada. Hobson said that he paid every single employee every dollar they were owed, including vacation at the closing. One of Hobson's other casinos, the Riverside Hotel, closed in 1986. The Overland closed for the final time in 1977.

He was known for running clean and organized gaming establishments. After his passing, Nelson said to the Reno Gazette that Pick Hobson was no doubt a cowboy. One of his good friends was Club Cal-Neva owner Warren Nelson.

Aside from being part of the gaming industry, he was also a rancher. Passing away in August of 1996, he was 85 years old. Hobson owned and operated a handful of casinos. The man responsible for opening the Overland was Reno gaming pioneer Richard “Pick” Hobson. There were historic paintings of cowboys at the establishment. It also billed itself as The Last Frontier of the Old West. The Overland was the home of the $25,000 keno jackpot. Legalized gaming in the state of Nevada started in 1931. When it opened in 1933, it would have been one of the earliest legal gaming establishments in the state. (Spinetti's) When it comes to the Reno chip collecting, the Overland Hotel and Casino is one of the more popular choices.

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