[PW] Re: Nevada first state to outlaw gambling?

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Sent clippings off list of the Reno Evening Gazette, 24 Feb 1909 and 12 Sept 1910 with the passage and enactment stories of the legislation against gambling.

Dan Goodman <dsgood at iphouse.com> wrote:  I've read (in the Rough Guide to the USA) that Nevada was the first 
state to outlaw gambling. I would like to use this as an example of how 
futile passing laws can be in the long run; but I'm cautious enough to 
want a more definitive source.

Besides answers, I'd like to know where to find this kind of information.


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