Nevada Bar 115 N. 1st Las Vegas, NV

115 N. 1st

Las Vegas, NV

Nevada Bar

1930's-c.1953

The 1944 Southern Nevada Telephone Directory showing the proprieters of the

Nevada Bar as John and Gus Corey.

Matchcover from the Nevada Bar at 115 N. 1st in downtown Las Vegas

Nevada Bar, Swinging Door Saloon, Lido Bar, Busy Bee Cafe Las Vegas

Photos of the Nevada Bar are rare to say the least but in the photo below you can just barely see the top of the Nevada Bar sign in the background just to the right of the traffic signal.

Photo from Nevada Armored Transport, Inc. 1946-1984

Fuller’s Index Plus shows the dates for the Hollywood Race/Sports Book at 115 N. 1st as follows:

Hollywood (0) Race Book 9/9/1954 to ? (Richard Sheridan- deferred)

Hollywood (1) Race Book 5/10/1966 - 1/27/1981

Hollywood (2) Race Book 10/1/1975 - 12/31/1980

Hollywood (3) Race and Sports Book 1/27/1981 - 10/24/1983

Hollywood (4) Race and Sports Book 4/5/1984 - 6/30/1985

The records of the Nevada Gaming Commision and related newspaper articles from the time show a lot of activity for this establishment. There were many people licensed and shareholders over the years. Some are well known early Las Vegas names and some are not so well known.

There was also some interesting debates about public telephones at the location. Today we debate on-line gambling but in the 1950's and 1960's they debated race wires and telephone communications that could affect the betting lines on races.

115 N. 1st

Las Vegas, NV

Hollywood Race Book

Hollywood Race and Sports Book

1954-1985

There were many deferrals because the commission last month repealed a regulation requiring a first reading of applications the first meeting after filing and a second reading 30 days later.

{Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada) Thu, Jun 30, 1955}

July 27, 1955: Hollywood Race Book & Sports Pool Norbert W. Jansen: Deferred

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

August 28, 1955

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. in the State Office Building by

Chairman R. E. Cahill, with the following members present:

R. E. Cahill, Chairman

William V. Slnnott, Member

Newell F. Hancock, Member

Also present were E. Frandsen Loomis, Conmission Attorney,

Mr. William G. Gallagher, Agent in Charge, Las Vegas, and Mr. John Stratton, Office Manager.

This application was incomplete. There being no objections, it was deferred.

HOLLYWOOD SPORTS AND RACE BOOK

NEVADA SPORTS BOOK

SARATOGA SPORTS BOOK

TURF RACE BOOK

LAS VEGAS

A discussion followed concerning the action to be taken on four pending applications for race for sports pool operations in the Las Vegas area. Board members began an inquiry during the past month int operations of three such establishments already operating in the Las Vegas area. Mr. Hancock said the results of the study to date were not conclusive yet as to showing whether the Las Vegas area can successfully absorb additional race books and sports pools. Mr. Cahill said it seemed to him only logical to wonder if existing race books and sports pool establishments aren't compelled to accept out-of-state bets to stay in business. The more you get, the more this is apt to happen. Mr. Sinnott questioned what purpose a race book serves in Nevada in the first place.

Mr. Loomis, observed, however, that race books had been legalized by the legislature and that efforts to outlaw them had failed in the session.

Mr. Cahill stated further that he personally felt that the Board ought to avoid the economic aspects of the problem and confine itself to the public interest question involved.

Mr. Sinnott made a motion, which was seconded and unanimously passed, that the Board defer the pending race and sports book applications for further clarification of the whole picture, and that Mr. Gallagher be instructed to contact the books and ask them to explain their long distance and toll charges, and that in the future the Board obtain from the licensee a waiver to enable monitoring of his business line and access to his telephone records.

Jake Newman and Norbert W. Jansen. Hollywood Sports Book, Las Vegas, deferred

Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) • Wed, Oct 26, 1955

Hollywood Race and Sports Book ad from 1959

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

Thursday, July 26, 1956

The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. in the office of the Gaming Control Board, by

Chairman R. E. Cahill, with the following members presents

R. E. Cahill, Chairman

William V. Sinnott, Member ,

Newell F. Hancock, Member

Hollywood Race Book Johnnie E. Lane 100% approved

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

Thursday, August 23, 1956

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a. m., in the office of the Gaming Control Board, by

Chairman R. E. Cahill, with the following members present:

R. E. Cahill, Chairman

William V. Sinnott, Member

Newell F. Hancock, Member

Hollywood Sports Book, Las Vegas Mel Exber and Jack Gaughan Approved

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

Thursday, May 23, 1957

The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. in the office of the Gaming Control Board, by

Chairman R. E. Cahill, with the following members present:

R. E. Cahill, Chairman

William V. Sinnott, Member

Willian G. Gallagher, Member

Hollywood Sports Book, Las Vegas Francis J Yates 100% Approved

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

Wednesday, June 26, 1957

The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m., in the office of the Gaming Control Board, by

Chairman R. E. Cahill, with the following members present

R. E. Cahill, Chairman

William V. Sinnott, Member

William G. Gallagher, Member

Hollywood Race Book, Las Vegas Frank Edds 3% Approved

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

Monday, July 21, 1958

The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m., in the office of the Gaming Control Board, with the following members present:

R. E. Cahill, Chairman William

V. Sinnott, Member William G.

Gallagher, Member

HOLLYWOOD SPORTS BOOK (CLABE F. HALL) - LAS VEGAS

Mr. Clabe F. Hall, applicant for a license at the Hollywood Sports Book, appeared before the Board to clarify misrepresentations as to the source of the money for his investment made at the time of the filing of his original application. Mr. Hall explained that he had been a victim of his eagerness to acquire the application.

Upon motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the application was approved.

Hollywood Sports Book, Las Vegas Clabe F. Hall 100% Approved

MINUTES OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

Wednesday, October 22, 1958

The meeting of the Gaming Control Board was called to order at 10 a. m., in the office of the Board,

with the following members present:

R.E. Cahill, Chairman William

V. Sinnott, Member

William G. Gallagher, Member

RACEBOOK TELEPHONES

Mr. Gallagher stated that he had received an application from the Hollywood Racebook for a pay phone for the convenience of its customers. Mr. Gallagher suggested that action be withheld on this application in order that a resurvey can be made of the phone situation as related to racebooks in Nevada and a physical examination of the premises, with a report back to the Board. Board members Cahill and Sinnott concurred with this suggestion.

In this ad from

Ken's Spotlight on Las Vegas it shows Frank Hall and Sammy Duca running the show at the

Hollywood Sports Book during the week of

May 16, 1959.