$5 Harrah's Casino Chip (1980's) $20.00

Description: $5 Harrah's Casino Chip (1980's) $20.00. Highly cleanable if desired. My father had many business dealings at Lake Tahoe and frequented the Casino's at Statelines and down in the valley. I am in the process of selling off my collections a little at a time to find new welcoming homes. Thanks for taking a look! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harrah's was first established in Lake Tahoe when William F. Harrah purchased George's Gateway Club in January 1955, for $500,000. Harrah’s Lake Club opened on June 20, 1955, which it is now Harveys Lake Tahoe. In 1956, Harrah’s Lake Club was sold for $5.25 million in cash to Harvey Gross, which at the time was the most expensive casino purchase ever. In 1958, Bill Harrah acquired an interest in the Stateline Country Club and Nevada Club across the street (Harrah's current location) and opened Harrah's Stateline Club. Also in 1956, a new radio station, KOWL, had its original radio studio inside the Harrah's Stateline Club. They were located on the upper floor. The station's transmitter and broadcast tower were roughly two miles south of the casino in South Lake Tahoe, California.[citation needed] The South Shore Room opened in 1959, at a cost of $3.5 million. This 750-seat showroom, whose opening act was comedian Red Skelton, made entertainment a priority at Harrah's. In 1962, Harrah's interiors were used for the Curtis Enterprises and Universal-International Pictures film 40 Pounds of Trouble, starring Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette and Phil Silvers.[1] The comedy film was about a gambler who dies and leaves his daughter in the hands of the casino's manager. The film had its premiere on January 19, 1963 at Harrah's South Shore Room, which Curtis and his wife Christine Kaufmann attended.[2][3]

Price: 20 USD

Location: Eugene, Oregon

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