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Playing the Cards that Are Dealt: Mead Dixon, the Law and Casino Gaming

L. Mead Dixon began practicing law in Reno in 1950 and quickly became an important participant in the expansion of casino gaming in that community, at Lake Tahoe, and in Las Vegas. In 1957 Dixon became the principal attorney for William F. Harrah and his Harrah’s Clubs, and by the late 1960s he was on the boards of directors of Harrah’s, the Showboat and the Tropicana. Dixon played a key role in the 1980 merger of Harrah’s with Holiday Inns, Inc. and the expansion of Harrah’s and Holiday into Atlantic City, The subjects emphasized in this book are the casino gaming industry and some of its more prominent figures.

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