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    The (Big) House Always Wins

    Sep 17, 2021 3 minutes
    BY DAVID MCCORMICK
    Courtesy of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society

    In a place where vice is normally prohibited, felons serving time at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City once operated a casino known as the “Bullpen,” which offered every game of chance, including blackjack, craps, poker, gin rummy and sports betting.

    The casino, which operated from 1932 to 1967 in a converted stone building, had every gaming license aspirant through rigorous investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Any hint of criminal doings earned a rejection.

    Dennis Neilander, chairman of the Gaming Control

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