Harveys 16 Tables Hwy 50 at Stateline Ave. 775 588-2411 2/3 NLH $50 - 300 Buy-in.

To: nevadafilm <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: nevadafilm wrote on the message board: > If Harveys Lake Tahoe sounds familiar, it may be because of a time in > its history where the property became the center of international > attention. In 1980, a man named John Birges Sr. tried to extort $3 > million after losing at least $1 million at casinos in Stateline by > placing a homemade bomb at Harvey’s Hotel Resort. > > After attempts to defuse the 1000 lb bomb failed, the bomb ended up > exploding, leaving a 3-story crater in the eastern side of the casino. > Luckily, no one was injured as the area had already been cleared when > the bomb detonated. John Birges Sr. was convicted and sentenced to > life in prison, and he died from liver cancer in 1996. > > Since that incident, security has been vastly improved at all casinos > throughout Nevada. Harveys Lake Tahoe underwent a massive rebuild and > expansion and is now one of the largest resort hotel casinos at Lake > Tahoe. Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message