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Olivia Ali: How long have you been covering Harrah’s and gaming in general?
Howard Stutz: I started in the late 1980s, covering the casino industry when it was really just Nevada and New Jersey, and then followed Harrah’s through all its changes, from when it bought Caesars Entertainment, then took on the name Caesars Entertainment. Harrah s is just part of, really, Caesars Entertainment s collection of casino properties throughout the U.S. in 15 states.
Ali: Take us back to the beginning in the 1930s. When did Harrah s first open and what was it like back then?
Stutz: Harrah s Reno was the start of the whole Harrah s chain. It was the original place where Bill Harrah started his bingo parlor. He expanded it to a hotel-casino there, and it became the basis of the whole Harrah s chain. There are 17 Harrah s branded casinos in 11 states. It was the start of what really became one of the flagship companies in the gaming industry.
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Fire Official Says Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nevada Brush Fire
Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force winds as the cause of a November brush fire that destroyed five Reno homes and damaged two dozen others, investigators said Tuesday.
Officials for the utility, NV Energy, said they disagreed with the conclusion. They believe the 500-acre blaze most likely was sparked by a campfire in the Sierra foothills on the edge of the south Reno neighborhood where 1,200 residences were evacuated.
Reno Fire Marshal Tray Palmer said this week they investigated but ruled out the likelihood the Pinehaven Fire was caused by a campfire, target shooters or off-road enthusiasts on motorcycles Tor ATVs.