Reno Magnets
Description: Harold’s Club was a casino established in 1935 by Harold S. Smith Sr. and his brother, Raymond. Soon afterward, their father, Raymond I. (“Pappy”) Smith (1887–1967), was appointed general manager and became the public face of the casino. Pappy Smith developed a marketing campaign that made the casino famous, using more than two thousand billboards across the United States advertising “Harold’s Club or Bust,” often written on a Conestoga wagon. By the 1970s, most of the billboards had been taken down because of the Highway Beautification Act. Harold’s billed itself as being both the world’s largest casino, and the first one in Reno, though we’re yet to see either verified anywhere.
Description: Harold's Club was a casino established in 1935 by Harold S. Smith Sr. and his brother, Raymond. Soon afterward, their father, Raymond I. ("Pappy") Smith (1887–1967), was appointed general manager and became the public face of the casino. Pappy Smith developed a marketing campaign that made the casino famous, using more than two thousand billboards across the United States advertising "Harold's Club or Bust," often written on a Conestoga wagon. By the 1970s, most of the billboards had been taken down because of the Highway Beautification Act. Harold's billed itself as being both the world's largest casino, and the first one in Reno, though we're yet to see either verified anywhere.
Description: The Reno Silver Sox were a professional baseball team based in Reno, Nevada, in the United States. They were a member of the North Division of the independent Golden Baseball League, which is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. From 2006 to 2008, they played their home games at William Peccole Park, on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
