Went to Tahoe on another beautiful cloudless day. Visited a few places but due to disorganization and lack of preparation, missed a couple of places I wanted to chip at. I last vistited L. T. when I was 16 and uhh, it sure looks different now! Not the lake but the widespot in the road where the casinos were located. Too bad mom didn’t take any pictures and Dad wasn’t going to walk off with any chip as long as he could bet it. I just hung out with my sister on the lake edge. Very friendly place but didn’t enjoy the grind of the drive to what seem to be pricey properties. Up and over a ridiculously steep grade to Sharkey’s in Gardnerville. Lots of bare spots on the walls where I understand Sharkey had a lot of memorabilia. Great food. The 21 table was covered so I went back to Reno to win some more money.

Stopped at Bordertown on the way out of Nevada and scored a couple of chips and an additional $20 win. Gotta say I’ll probably be considering Reno first for my Nevada visits except for that big ol' club deal we have in Las Vegas. Been reading a lot of Reno lore and there are a lot of interesting facets to the different places and people. Reno may be a more western town since many of the “stores” as they were called, were started by California gamblers, Lincoln Fitzgerald being an exception. The west has always been tolerant of gambling and this may have set a different tone in Reno. Las Vegas, of course had mobsters and also the guys out of the midwest who had the mentality of running illegal joints. Being a wise guy and “in the know” was never very important in Reno. The classic Reno chips don’t compare to classic Las Vegas for sure, but the background of some of the Reno houses sure adds a lot of appeal to that town’s pieces. Consider attending the September Reno chip show this year.