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Texas woman hits $1.34M jackpot at Harveys Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:32pm
STATELINE, Nev. - There was an exciting end to the Presidents’ Day Weekend for Dorothy Boone of Temple, Texas as she hit the Three Card Poker progressive jackpot at Harveys Lake Tahoe on the night of Monday, Feb. 17, resulting in a win of $1,340,518.
Dorothy had been playing for approximately one hour when she hit the progressive jackpot with a Royal Flush in Spades on the 3 Card Poker table at Harveys. It was a first time Lake Tahoe visit for Dorothy and her husband, which almost didn’t happen as their group had originally planned to visit Laughlin, Nevada.
South Shore casinos hit jackpot in October
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 10:04am
Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe posted big gains in October according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly recap of the state's casino revenue. Nevada’s non-restricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $952,404,403 for the month.
The $19,503,080 South Shore "gaming win" is 14.32 percent above the same month in 2018. As a state, the revenue of $1,021,909,865 is down 3.85 percent. They have posted gains over 2018 in three of the last four months.
The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.
Jackpot of Gems
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 9:23am
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sun Apr 28 2019 .
April 27, 2019 - 10:00am
Event Date:
April 28, 2019 - 10:00am Join us for the 55th annual 2019 Jackpot of Gems!
This event is for the whole family with 40+ *gem, mineral, and fossil exhibits from Nevada and elsewhere; demonstrations of lapidary, carving, beading, and wire wrap; gold panning; a busy silent auction; hourly drawings for prizes with a grand prize of $500, and 25+ vendors *for your shopping pleasure!
Come join us for this exciting weekend!
Saturday, April 27 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, April 28th, from 10am to 4pm.
Reno Livestock Event Center, 1350 N. Wells Ave., Reno, NV 89512
Admission is $5. Kids 12 and under FREE!
Location
Reno Livestock Events Center
1350 N Wells Ave
Reno, NV 89512
United States
See map: Google Maps
South Shore casinos hit the jackpot in July
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 11:40am
Gaming revenue for the State of Nevada during the month of July 2018 remained almost even with the previous year, posting a loss of .16 percent with a "win" of $996,439,793 for casinos in the state, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board today.
On the South Shore, the $29,940,267 in gaming revenue earned by the casinos was up by 25.52 percent from 2017. The Carson City and Carson Valley had a "win" of $9,559,069, up .31 percent.
The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.
Santa Cruz doctor identified as victim in Mt. Rose avalanche
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/13/2016 - 8:16pm
Dr. Thomas Barker of Aptos, Calif. has been identified at the man found buried in snow at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe on Sunday, the apparent victim of an avalanche the previous day.
The 64-year-old Barker was an ear, nose and throat specialist with a practice in Santa Cruz.
Charles 'Butch' Jensen 1943 - 2016
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 4:35pm
Charles “Butch” Jensen died peacefully in Sacramento on May 14, 2016 of cancer. He was 73 years old.
Whittell High's basketball team wins Northern Nevada Division IV title
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/20/2016 - 6:45pm
Whittell High School is heading to the Nevada state championships next week as the #1 seed from the north after taking care of Mineral County, winning 60-44.
The Warriors trip to the Northern Nevada Division IV title began with a 14-0 regular season record. In round one of the tournament they beat Jackpot 69-36, followed by a semifinal Whittell victory over Pyramid Lake 60-49.
South Tahoe and Whittell High boys basketball teams head to playoffs Thursday
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 11:32pm
The boys varsity basketball teams from both high schools on the South Shore are playing in the Northern Nevada playoffs starting Thursday.
South Tahoe High boys, who are the number three seed in Northern Nevada NIAA Division 1-A, are headed to North Valleys High in Reno Thursday afternoon for their quarterfinal game against Spring Creek at 4:40 p.m. The STHS Vikings are split on the season against the Spartans with one loss, and one win.
Big Powerball winner purchased ticket at 7-11 in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/12/2015 - 11:50am
Check your POWERBALL tickets as you might have just won over $700,000!
A ticket sold at the 7-11 store on Pioneer Trail matched five of five numbers, except for the POWERBALL jackpot, winning $708,769 in Wednesday night's lottery drawing.
The numbers are They are: 11, 24, 31, 40, 44 and Power Number 27.
The winner hadn't contacted the store as of 11:45 a.m. Thursday according to manager Rhonda St. Onge. Her store will receive money from the Lottery as well, but St. Onge didn't know how much yet.
Olympians to participate in Heavenly Valley's High Roller Hold'Em this spring
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/13/2014 - 8:41pm
Event Date:
April 4, 2014 (All day)
Three Olympic athletes from the inaugural USA slopestyle snowboarding team will arrive in South Lake Tahoe this spring to compete in Heavenly Mountain Resort’s signature event, High Roller Hold ‘Em, on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Olympic Gold Medalist Sage Kotsenburg will place his bets against fellow Olympians Billy Morgan and Chas Guldemond, as well as High Roller Hold ‘Em veterans Gjermund Braaten and Eric Willett.
South Shore casinos hit the jackpot in August
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/26/2014 - 7:18am
Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe had a gaming win of $28,419,413 in August, up 32.64% from the same month a year ago according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB).
In figures released today, the NGCB shows the whole state of Nevada was down 3.66% with a net win of $920,291,644.
The gaming win represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.
The South Shore casinos led the state in wins while casinos in North Lake Tahoe and Mesquite had the biggest losses at 7.25% and 6.64% respectively.
Heavenly to Unveil Innovative DJ Cat This Week in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/25/2013 - 7:10pm
Something new will be hitting the slopes at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Friday, and its not something to ski or board on.
Aaron Hagar, son of legendary musician Sammy Hagar and owner of Rat Runners Garage, has teamed with Heavenly to create a state of the art mobile DJ on what used to be a grooming machine.
South Lake Tahoe Woman Hits $1.407 Million Dollar Jackpot at MontBleu
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 2:29pm
A South Shore Lake Tahoe woman won $1.4 million at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Wednesday, Oct. 16, which is the largest single win in the property’s seven year history.
The lucky Tahoe local, in her 30s who wished to remain anonymous, hit the big payload on the IGT Wheel of Fortune® progressive slot for a total of $1,407,656.68 Wednesday evening in the High Limit Room. The winner played $100 before hitting the jackpot.
Outdoors with Don Q: Sigh, so-called 'Man's Favorite Sport' belongs to Elaine
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 11:34am
Last Thursday, Elaine and I spent an enjoyable morning (as usual) fishing for Mackinaw (Lake) Trout at Lake Tahoe with our longtime friend and sport fishing guide, Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
"Gino" has fished Tahoe for some 30 years and is one of the top, if not the top, fishing guides at that lake.
Sigh, and as usual on that day, Man's Favorite Sport belonged to Elaine for the fourth straight year!
